Learning ThroughWeb 2.0 Social Technologies

March 2012University of Northern Colorado

Kangdon Lee

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Contents

I. Trends of Web

II. Definition of Web 2.0

III. Educational Dimensions of Web 2.0

IV. Features of Web 2.0

V. Learning theories of Web 2.0

VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

VII. Conclusion and Prospects

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I. Trends of Web

• Everything Can Be Done on the Web

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I. Trends of Web

• Webs Can Communicate Themselves

Image of Semantic Web (Web 3.0)

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II. Definition of Web 2.0

• A web platform where; • applications are built on the web

• opens for everyone as a creator and a consumer

• A web system that;• pursues the decentralized web concept

• empowers the web users to participate in as a creator

Tim O’Reilly (2005)

(Anderson, 2007)

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III. Dimensions of Web 2.0

• Learning• Supporting and facilitating tools and environments

• Teaching• Providing authentic and instantaneous resources

• Evaluating (Feedback)• Tracking, monitoring, backchannel communicating, and feedback

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IV. Features of Web 2.0

• Advantages

• Great affordances

• Easy to use with little technical training

• Information collector and sharing repository

• Participatory and collaborative

• The nature of continuity

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IV. Features of Web 2.0

• Challenges

• Longevity of Web 2.0 services

• Difficulties in being up-to-date of applications

• Overloads in teaching and learning capacities

• Distractions unnecessary for educational purposes

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V. Learning Theories of Web 2.0

• Social Learning Theory

• Reciprocal Determinism

• Behavior Environment

• Observational Learning Theory

• Attention• Retention• Reproduction• Motivation• Self-regulation

Motivational beliefs, Perceptions, Values,Emotions, Meanings

Environmentalfactors Behavior

ReciprocalDeterminism

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V. Learning Theories of Web 2.0

• Constructivism• Learners’ own concept constructing based on previous skills and

knowledge

• Individual: Individuals construct meaning out of what they already know and via interactions with environment (Piaget, 1970).

• Social: Groups or cultures construct meaning together out of what group or culture already knows and experiences(Vygotsky, 1978).

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V. Learning Theories of Web 2.0

• Active (Experiential) Learning Theory

• Ask questions by participating and collaborating

• Control educational resources by analyzing and creating

• Receive responses by considering and reconstructing

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V. Learning Theories of Web 2.0

• Connectivism

• Learning theory that reflects learning needs, principles, and processes in this knowledge- and network-based era.

• Creating connections

• Interacting with other entities

• Expanding more connections with open participations

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

1. Social Networking

• Group Communication

• Class project

• Peer connection

• Professional Development

• Professional communication

• Pursuit of personal interest

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

2. Social Reading

• Group Discourse

• Class reading

• Group discussion

• Personal cloud library

• Virtual bookshelf

• Reading anywhere anytime

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

3. Social Bookmarking

• Searching web knowledge & Sharing new experiences

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

4. Idea Building

• Concept mapping

• Organizing ideas

• Visual representation

• Note-taking/Memo

• Taking notes every moment

• Co-editing & sharing

• Idea visualization

• Idea sketching

• Collaborative visualization

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

5. Social Collaboration

• Documentation

• Real time collaboration

• Co-creating & co-editing

• Visual collaboration

• Video conferencing

• Screen sharing & co-editing

• Collaboration management

• Project management

• GTD (Get Things Done)

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

6. Outcome Representation

• Creating Online Presentation

• Producing presentation online

• Uploading existing presentation

• Presenting Online

• Presenting and demonstration

• Inserting audio explanation

• Sharing with others

• Sharing through SNSs & emails

• Viewable or downloadable

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

7. Media sharing

• Transferring media & Sharing files (folders)

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

8. Useful Web 2.0 tools in education

• Search & Find

• Academic search engine

• Specialized search engine

• Audio & Video Recording

• Audio (Voice) recording

• Web cam video recording

• Screen Capture & Recording

• Computer screen capture

• Computer screen recording

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VI. Contextual examples of Web 2.0

9. Useful Web 2.0 tools in education

• Media Converter

• Converting media

• Audio, video, documents, etc.

• Web Page Creation

• One click web page creating

• No need to know html, etc.

• Self-Publishing

• Creating your own book

• Publishing online & other forms

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VII. Conclusion

• New learners in the era of social technologies

• More self-directed

• Better equipped to obtain information

• More reliant on interactions with others

• More inclined to collaborate with peers

• More oriented to be critical creators

• Two ways to be New Learner

• Make the best use of Web 2.0 social technologies

• Improve media literacies in digital knowledge age

Education Trends | Featured News John K. Waters—13 December 2011

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