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An overview of the issues from using blogs and wikis in education
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USE OF TECHNOLOGIESIN A CLASSROOM
Questions fromAlex Hayes
Responses fromTony
Whittingham
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What technologies are you using?
BLOGSWIKIS
PODCASTS
Enhance teachingand learning.Provide skills demandedby business/industry
Students in digitalmedia courses and
professional development for teachers
Why? Whom?
Digital cameraDigital recorderMicrophoneWebcam
Hardware
PowerPointAudacityWordFlashCamtasia
Applications Software
WikispacesYouTubePodomaticFlickr
WordpressBloggerDeliciousFileShare
Web Services
eLearning Postedu.blogs.com
How did you learn of these technologies?
How were you first exposed to the technologies you are using?
e.g.
Assisting businesses to improve Intranet operations.Widespread use – confidential because of competitiveadvantage
Newsletters, Blogs, White Papers, Podcasts
Motorola: 2700 blogs – 2000 wikis
eLearningPostStephen’s (Downes) WebAtlassian.comEdu.blogs.com
What benefits do these technologies enable that traditional teaching modes would not?
Enhanced communication, collaboration and access to information.
Address higher learning levels e.g. Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Develop skills in using industry/business relevant software.
Knowledge – Comprehension – Application – Analysis – Synthesis - Evaluation
Traditional Web2.0
What has the reaction been from your learners in engaging them using these technologies?
Greater interest in curriculum
Satisfaction from using workplace relevant technologies
Transfer of use of technologies to other subjects andsocial applications.
Increased confidence in using technology.
Development of ePortfolios resulting in employment.
What have the outcomes been and how have they been recorded?
For all subjects using the technologies there has been an improvement in:1. Interest2. Attendance3. Performance
Improved outcomes determined from observations, surveysand review of subjects’ results prior to and after use oftechnologies.
Has there been an uptake of thesetechnologies by other teachers as a result?
Interest shown by other teachers tempered by mis-information on security, access, costs, benefits and increased workload.
Immediate application of technologies byteachers following professional developmentprograms.
What is the future for the continued useof these technologies in a teaching andlearning context?
Use of technologies will continue because:
1. Demonstrated benefits to teaching and learning.
2. Continuing improvements in access.
3. Workplace demand.
5. Enhanced applications from emerging technologies.
4. Student demand
What other things should we consider as educators for the use of these technologies?
Professional development programs.
Intranet versus Internet based services.
Integration of use of technologies in curriculum
Link communication skills with technology skills e.g.‘generic’ subjects require increased focus on technology‘techo’ subjects require increased focus on communications
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