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Presentation by Amy Macy and Brenda Kerr for the Learning, Teaching, and Innovative Technology Center, November 11, 2009
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Amy Macy
Brenda Kerr
Asynchronous CollaborationBlogs
D2LDiscussion
D2LWiki
PB Works
Synchronous CollaborationWeb Conferencing
Dimdim
Level the Playing field Students with disabilities or quiet students
Blogs Individual posts idea or composition
Readers subscribe Readers comment
Owner can receive email notification Discussion Boards
Threaded Messages Students reply to original postings
View discussion by date Conversations more disjointed
Wikis Document collaboration Version and audit tracking Group members notified of changes
Unique CharacteristicsAll comments appear under original postingOwners and readers can be notified of
changesOwned by an individualNot course specific
Collaboration TechniquesPeer – Review (course specific)Mentoring by more advanced class
(cross curriculum)Relay Research findings, ideas, or
suggestions
Entire class Discussion Debate Topic, Analyze Case Study, Answer
Question
Restriction by Group Student to Student
Small Group Discussion Reporter summarizes to class
Projects Restricted to project group members Share files and URLs Combine with Chat, Wiki, and/or Dropbox
Student to Instructor Journaling / Reflections
Internship / Student Teachers
Asynchronous collaborationGroup presentation Tool – add files, media,
plug-ins.Group reportCompile data / research results
Viewable to… group or world No outside software required History of each document tracked
Easily restore Commenting feature
Collaboration FeaturesCollaborative page editingDocument management and file sharingHistory and audit trail Invite others to collaborateAutomatic notifications by RSS and email.Control user access levelEasily create classroom set of usernames
and passwords
Multimedia FeaturesVideosPhoto slideshowsPowerPoint presentationsSpreadsheetsCalendarsChat Rooms…and more
Example: http://amacy.pbworks.com/
Web ConferencingAllows for visual cues to be recognized
through “live” talking headCreates “all-in” collaborative conversation
regarding current subjectCan be used as introduction to new
materials or as reviewCan be modified to allow for virtual “office
hours”
Web ConferencingPowerPointsWebsitesWhite BoardDesktop viewing
Example: http://www.dimdim.com
Amy Macy – [email protected] Brenda Kerr – [email protected]