Web 2.0 in teaching & learning

1. Web 2.0 in teaching & learning participation, not just information John Larkin

2. This workshop • What is Web 2.0? • Examples of Web 2.0 tools • Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis… • edveNTUre and WWW • Applications in teaching & learning • Conclusion

3. Web 2.0 • Term coined by O’Reilly Media in 2003 • Popularised in 2004

4. Web 2.0 • The web itself has not changed • The way in which software developers design applications for the web has changed and • The way people use the web as a platform has changed

5. Web 2.0 • Users own and control the data • Climate of participation • Users add value as their needs evolve • User friendly interface • Social networking • Lifestreaming

6. Web 2.0 • Web 1.0 ~ the web is simply a repository for… information • Web 2.0 ~ the web is a platform for… participation

7. Web 2.0 • Blogs • Podcast • Wiki • Flickr • Others….

8. Teaching & learning • What really happens? • Educators have so many commitments • Time is at a premium • “please… no more technology!”

9. Teaching & learning & technology • CD-ROMs ~ where are they now? • Shelf? • Draw? • Major web site projects • No interactivity • Broken links • Too much to fix up • Locked up flash and animations

10. Teaching & learning & technology • Tools we were given… • Dreamweaver ~ too hard • Flash ~ action scripting: now way! • Flash ~ I cannot draw • Rapidweaver ~ poor interface • Frontpage ~ too clumsy • iWeb ~ easy but pages too slow • Hyperstudio ~ out of date

11. Teaching & learning & technology • Web 2.0 Tools… • Blogger ~ easy to use • Flickr ~ easy to use • Wiki ~ just like using Word • Podcasting ~ easy with Propaganda or Podcast Maker • Swickis ~ easy with a little copy and paste! • Technologies that do not have a steep learning curve

12. Teaching & learning & technology • Approaches • Curriculum mapping ~ matrices • Short sharp units or topics • Semester length studies

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16. Teaching & learning & technology • Constructivist approach • Understanding through piecing together the pieces of a newly discovered jigsaw puzzle • Blog + Flickr + Wiki + Swicki • Collaboration and critical thinking

17. Teaching & learning & technology • Teacher led and student run • Using technology that is… • Friendly • Forgiving • Fun

18. Workshop goals 1 ~ the theory • Identify a curriculum area suitable for Web 2.0 implementation • Something you are passionate about • Topic that intrigues and involves the students • Map out relevant knowledge, skills and attitudinal outcomes • Gather together the necessary resources • Research material on the Internet • Categorise and organise the materials on your Mac • Map out an approach • Strategies and tactics • Evaluation

19. Workshop goals 2 ~ practical • Create, configure and establish a blog • Teacher blog ~ Blogger or Wordpress [iWeb?] • Class blog • Create a wiki site and populate it with content, images, multiple pages and links to resources • Create a Flickr account • Experiment with podcasting [ftp to be tested] • Set up a RSS news reader • Implements additional Web 2.0 elements ~ Jaiku, Twitter, VoiceThread • Link all of the elements ~ embed tools in browsers

20. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Blogs • Web Logs ~ “Blogs” • blog (noun) • blog (verb) • blogger • Blogosphere • It is an awful word

21. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Blogs • Commentary • News • Diaries • Field Reports • Travelogues • Varying genres

22. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Blogs • Readers can leave comments • Interactive • Incorporate mixed media such as text, images, audio and video

23. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Blogs • Vlog ~ video • Linklog ~ links • Photoblog ~ photographs • Sketchblog ~ sketches • Artlog ~ art

24. Blogs and learning • Encourages students to write • Students will write even when they do not need to • Reach out to world • Feedback from peers, teachers and the world (possibly)

25. Blogs and learning • Students link up with the writings of others • Collaborative blogs • Students realise that others can read their work ~ motivating • Progress reports • Project diaries • Field reports • Linkage to other Web 2.0 tools

26. Blogs and learning • Different approaches • Single teacher blog • Single class blog ~ questions, PBL • Small group blogs • Individual student blogs • The blogs can be reviewed in a “news reader” and via email

27. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Wikis • Software that allows multiple editors of web page content • Collaborative writing • Communities ~ private • Security is an issue ~ vandalism • WYSIWYG editors

28. Wikis and learning • Writing • Publishing • Collaboration • Mind mapping • Critical thinking • Language learning • Bring it all together

29. Wikis and learning • Correct spelling • Linking articles appropriately • Check grammar • Translation activities • Wikipedia ~ learning activity for students

30. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Podcasts • A digital mediafile distributed via the Internet using a syndication feed

31. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Podcasts • The digital media file can consist of audio, video or even be an ordinary document such as a text file or a pdf file.

32. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Podcasts • The digital media file is pushed from a server to a client ~ such as a personal computer

33. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Podcasts • The digital files are downloaded automatically to the subscriber’s computer by dedicated software such as iTunes or Juice

34. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Podcasts • That digital media file can then be played by a portable media player such as an Apple iPod, iRiver flash player or a Creative Zen media player

35. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Podcasts • How? • Subject ~ news, music, sport, learning • Media file ~ audio and/or video • RSS file ~ “instructions” ~ xml • Web server ~ no special configuration

36. Podcasts & learning • Inspire the student body: • Audio interviews • Audio portfolio reflections • Journalism styled tasks • Storytelling • Oral history • Oral reports • Field reports • Place the students in charge of media creation

37. Podcasts & learning

38. Podcasts & learning • Sharing information • Standardized presentation • Study abroad programs • Listening and responding • Music appreciation • Language instruction

39. Second language learning • Anytime • Anywhere ~ particularly with iPods • Anyhow

40. Web 2.0 Tools ~ Flickr • Photo sharing • Online community ~ groups • Tagging ~ folksonomy ~ tag clouds

41. Flickr and learning • Field report photographs • Topic photographs • Artwork • Sketches • Tagging ~ critical thinking • Annotation ~ hot spot learning objects • Resources • Time lapse view

42. Management • Blog or the Wiki can be the headquarters • Students subscribe to the blog so that they know what is happening with the: • Wiki • Podcast • Flickr • Other web 2.0 tools • The Blog can be the engine room for the online project • A RSS reader and email can be used to monitor the project

43. Structure Blog Flickr Podcast Del.icio.us Jaiku Wiki Content Audio ~ Video Updates Images Bookmarks RSS News Reader ~ Aggregator

44. Structure Wiki Flickr Podcast Del.icio.us Jaiku Blog Content Audio ~ Video Updates Images Bookmarks RSS News Reader ~ Aggregator

45. Thank you • www.larkin.net.au

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