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Leveraging New Technologies in Collaborative Writing and Academic Engagement

Explore innovative tools and platforms that facilitate collaborative writing, online commentaries, and academic discussions. This guide highlights resources such as Wikipedia, student wikis, and blogging sites like WordPress and Blogger for educational purposes. Learn how to utilize aggregators to track multiple blogs, share photos on Flickr, or engage with videos on YouTube. Discover the potential of podcasts for delivering digital content and fostering community engagement. Join Google Groups for focused discussions and networking opportunities in academic contexts.

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Leveraging New Technologies in Collaborative Writing and Academic Engagement

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  1. Exploring newer technologies Bob Rotheram OPVC (ALT)

  2. Wikis • Collaborative writing • Examples: • Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org • Student wiki: www.thestudentwiki.org • Create your own: http://pbwiki.com • Academic use?

  3. Blogs • Online writing, reader comments • University-based blogs: http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk (see FAQ) • Set up your own: • www.wordpress.com • www.blogger.com • Academic use?

  4. Aggregators • Track multiple blogs, websites easily • News/feed readers, e.g. www.bloglines.com • Monitoring student blogs?

  5. Flickr • Photos online • www.flickr.com • Also: comment, ‘tags’, social networking • Academic use?

  6. You Tube • Videos, comment, social networking • www.youtube.com • Help • Getting started • The You Tube community • Academic uses?

  7. Podcasts • Digital media files via syndication • Loosely: sound files via web • Two sites: • http://bathlibpod.wetpaint.com/page/Podcast+examples • http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/display/tqegelab/Creating+your+own+podcast+-+a+step-by-step+guide • Uses?

  8. MP3 recordings • See my MP3 recorder • Feedback to students • Other uses?

  9. Google groups • Online community, can be closed • http://groups.google.com • Leeds Met PGCHE group • invitation-only • email address to b.rotheram@leedsmet.ac.uk for an invitation • Uses?

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