Aligning Open, Physical, and Virtual Spacesin the CIS Sandbox

Mark Frydenbergmfrydenberg@bentley.edu

@checkmarkBentley University, Waltham, MA

• Rethinking Physical Learning Spaces• Creating a Virtual Presence with Social Media• Research Methodology

– Usage (Physical, Virtual, and Technology)– Social Media / Technical Ecosystem

• Next Steps

Agenda

Collaborative Learning Communities in the CIS Sandbox (IADIS E-Learning, Lisbon, July 2012)

Fostering Entrepreneurship in the CIS Sandbox (ISECON, New Orleans, Oct. 2012) to appear

Related Work

“Every school has a computer lab.”

• What strategies may be employed to transform a computer lab to a physical and virtual collaborative learning space?

• How can Web 2.0 and online collaboration tools be used to create an online presence that will promote learning both within and outside a physical computer laboratory space?

Guiding Research Questions

Designing Spaces for Effective Learning

flexiblefuture-proof

boldcreative

supportiveenterprising

(JISC)

Foster entrepreneur

ship using social media

and collaboration

tools

Use social media to reach out to

students

Create physical and virtual

environments for collaborative

learning

Goals

(USC)

Others

http://youtu.be/v6lMidsVqE8

CenterCommonsLabLoungeStudioSpace

ComputerHelp

InformationLearningMedia

SuccessStudy

Technology

Physical Space

Survey• Does Your Computer Lab look like this?

12

3 4

5

6

• Socio-technical systems consider both social and technical factors in creating evolving computer-based systems that benefit from social media and user-generated content. (Baxter and Somerville, 2008)

Socio-Technical Systems

Virtual Space http://cis.bentley.edu/sandbox

http://cis.bentley.edu/sandbox

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

EventBrite

Google+ Hangouts

Wiki (Google Site) Knowledge Base

Social Media Infrastructure

2803 Visits, Sept 8 to Dec 24

616 Different people

142 Survey Responses

Social Media, Interviews

Research Study

Technology Use

Blog Content over 6 Months

Remote Assistance

Students Want: Online Access

85/126

Students Want: Tutoring Help

Students Want: Social Space

Students Want: Work Space

Students Want: Think Space

Students Want: Individual Space

Students Want: Group Space

Students Want: Learn from Peers

Students Use: Collaboration

http://www.youtu.be/1u1srgWwHwc

Students Want: Career Info

Students Want: Extracurricular

Faculty Want: Individual Work

Google Analytics

• A physical learning space that promotes social collaborative learning will attract today's learners

• An online presence using social media tools may help promote the physical space and attract students to visit it

• Implementing these tools allows student workers to gain experience in using them in an entrepreneurial setting

Summary

• Open the blog for comments• Increased use of Facebook and Twitter• Tutoring via Google+ Hangouts• TimeTrade for Online Appointments • Salesforce for Administration

Next Steps: More Open, More Social

Thank You!