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A brief introduction to using web 2.0 tools in your class to connect students, instructors and subject matter experts.
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Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class
Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class
Jon KruithofeLearning Services / Centre for Teaching and
Learningjonathan.kruithof(a)mohawkcollege.ca
Barry Dahl (Lake Superior College) for his web 2.0 and D2L presentations, personal assistance
and blog.
Kyle Mackie (University of Guelph) for his D2L hacks.
Thanks and Acknowledgments
(aka where I got this stuff)
Thanks and Acknowledgments
(aka where I got this stuff)
Technological change is like an axe in the hands of
a pathological criminal.
Technological change is like an axe in the hands of
a pathological criminal.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
WHAT IS WEB 2.0?WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
Web 2.0 tools are able to be interacted with.
Web 2.0 has also been called the “read/write” web where users can
respond to information.
Sound like education?
If you generally think of the Internet as a place to “look up stuff” you’re missing the
best part.
If you generally think of the Internet as a place to “look up stuff” you’re missing the
best part.
- Dean Shareski
- Dean Shareski
BENEFITSBENEFITS
The Benefits of using web 2.0 tools in your class are the same as
the benefits of eLearning.
Web 2.0 tools add flexibility, can give
students the opportunity to be creative and can
embed learning deeper.
Most of the powerful Web 2.0 media start with
willingness to experiment.
Most of the powerful Web 2.0 media start with
willingness to experiment.
- Clay Shirky
- Clay Shirky
FLEXIBILITYFLEXIBILITY
Web 2.0 tools bring just-in-time learning to
students 24/7.
Flexibility can be used as a student
engagement strategy.
Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in
order to look at things in a different way.
Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in
order to look at things in a different way.
- Edward deBono
- Edward deBono
CREATIVITYCREATIVITY
Get students thinking outside the textbook or
box.
By recreating what they know, they are engaging the creative side of the
brain.
Creativity is/will be a key skill now and in the future.
DEEPER LEARNINGDEEPER LEARNING
Students can connect and interact with
subject matter experts.
Students can take the content to places that
are of interest to them.
DRAWBACKS?DRAWBACKS?
Some technical ability required.
Works well for those who are not rigid.
Must be OK with not being the only expert in
the room.
A curator is an expert learner. Instead of dispensing knowledge, he creates spaces in which knowledge
can be created, explored, and connected.
A curator is an expert learner. Instead of dispensing knowledge, he creates spaces in which knowledge
can be created, explored, and connected.
- George Siemens
- George Siemens
WHAT ARE THESE TOOLS?WHAT ARE THESE TOOLS?
Web 2.0 tools is a catch-all describing webpages that have
interactivity.
Some of the more well known Web 2.0 sites
are YouTube, Facebook, Twitter,
Wikipedia, Flickr, etc.
WIKISWIKIS
Wikis provide a space to demonstrate one’s
interpretation of a concept.
You may have heard of Wikipedia, but there
are other, more specific wikis out there.
COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENTS
COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENTS
You probably know Google Docs, but there are other collaborative
documents like Etherpad.
Etherpad clones are open source by default.
RSS FEEDSRSS FEEDS
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication - think of it as a blog
post retrieval system.
Or a way to have expert’s blog posts delivered to you. Or
your class.
VIDEOSVIDEOS
YouTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo, Google Video… all provide numerous examples of bringing
experts into your class.
Like a class trip without the schoolbus.
WHERE NEXT?WHERE NEXT?
Time to get your hands dirty.
Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class
Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class
jonathan.kruithof(a)mohawkcollege.catwitter: dietsociety
blog: http://www.robotvsrobot.com