Building Social Networks for UniversitiesKyle Mathews

http://kyle.mathews2000.comhttp://twitter.com/kylemathews

Revolutions always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions.

Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

Perfect Storm for Education

Advancements in learning theory

New technologiesElearning

Mobile devicesLearning networks

island.byu.edu

Fostering Learning communities

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Isys Core Group

• 4 classes• 118 Members• 423 Posts

Used for:• Collaborating on

Homework• Posting events• Announcements from

TAs and Teachers

Class Discussionthrough island

group

Discussions can be held in-

class or out of class

Leads nicely into classroom discussion

The Unclass!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/orinrobertjohn/1646370938/sizes/l/

Philosophy:The Open Studies course adapts to its learnersinstead of requiring its learners to adapt to the

course

Sample Projects:Data structures

Linux backup system using cron/rysnc/tarGoogle Web Toolkit

Multi-touch computer + softwareSMS gateway

KSL Classified ads + Google Maps MashupiTunes lyrics visualization tool

Android programmingjQuery UI

RDF + SPARQL

The FUTURE (of Island)!!!Realtime collaboration

Activity streamingTwitter-fy (i.e. updates + following)

Mobile webAdd lots more people (network effects)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/swift/94108224/sizes/l/

Social Peripheral VisionIdea from Jyri Engeström

Can't make plans without knowing what others are doing

Coordinate don't plan

Question:“Is there something happening in my network I

should know about?”

Student – Are there new learning opportunities? Who should I talk to? What events should I

attend?

Professor – Who should I mentor? Where can I teach? Where are the best opportunities for me

to influence others?

Link people to people not people to content

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phonono/520421532/sizes/l/

Learn how to help each other through social media

Links:http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/etl/index.php/Handbook_of_Emerging_Technologies_for_Learning

https://island.byu.edu/content/proposal-open-studies-uncoursehttp://kyle.mathews2000.com/blog/2009/02/21/what-are-social-objects

http://www.disambiguity.com/reboot-90-ambient-intimacy/http://www.zengestrom.com/blog/2006/07/blind_mens_base.html

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/MindsonFireOpenEducationt/45823?time=1237433673