Online Student 2.0 –e-remite or e-xhibitionist?

Eva R Fåhraeus

Three snapshots

My background

Research in collaborative learning via the Net

Teaching human-computer interaction and IT pedagogy

Writing articles and books. Lately:

Learn where you are – A handbook for distance students and others who learn via the Net.

Expectations and opportunities

What expectations do students of tomorrow have on librarians and teachers?

Which opportunities do the Internet and Web 2.0 offer?

Properties of the Internet

Hyperlinks Accessibility Multitude

Hyperlinks

Can be used to dig deeper about a subject but also to drift away to something else

Drifter vs. Mole Can be used to search widely and find lots of

interesting information, but also to create and share new solutions and ideas

Searcher vs. Creator

Accessibility and Multitude

Everybody can reach everything true and false good and evil important and garbage allowed and forbidden

Censorship vs. Democracy

Web 2.0 – what is new?

Easy to publish and communicate Pull, not push Affords creativity Affords collaboration Affords openness

Classical competence of librarians

Encourage to plan ahead to critically review the source

Explain how to use references

Warn about risks and consequenses

New challenges for librarians

Learn how to use Web 2.0! Take part, be present! Be a good role model! Inspire dialogue!

(http://www.hj.se/doc/6821)

Some relevant functions in Web 2.0

Blog Wiki RSS Social bookmarks Social networks Virtual worlds

Blog

Easy-to-use diary Accessible as you choose Last written first read Easy commenting Useful for

recording search history sharing findings and hints digital storytelling

Wiki

Easy-to-use collaborative writing Accessible as you choose Version management Useful for

group work common wordbook about certain subject e-portfolio ‘folkets synonymlexikon’

http://lexin.nada.kth.se/cgi-bin/synlex

RSS

A way to subscribe for information Use an RSS aggregator to define your

interests An RSS feed distributes news to your email

or mobile phone Useful for

monitoring interesting websites

Social bookmarks

Enables you to mark specially interesting websites and share with others

Others can rank the sites Useful for

creating and sharing a common link archive

Social networks

Helps to build social contacts Publish your profile Invite your friends Search for people with the same interests Useful for

building networks for collaboration and sharing experiences

Virtual worlds

Text and graphics are used to create an illusion of presence in a common world

You take part as an avatar, move around, meet and talk to others

Creates engagement and a feeling of group cohesion

Useful for building learning communities

e-xhibitionistAND

e-remite!It is our own choice!