Web 2.0 Tools: Empowering Faculty to Move

Beyond the LMS

Instructional Technology Faculty

Where in the

world?

Right now, we've only swapped the little red schoolhouses for the little online boxes we call course management systems. ....That model, pedagogically as well as for all kinds of practical purposes, is starting to lose its effectiveness.

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Classifying Web 2.0 Tools by Use

DocumentativeCommunicative

GenerativeInteractive

Collaborative

Source: McGee & Diaz, 2007

DocumentativeStudent feedbackAcross sectionsAcross semesters

CommunicativeGuest speakers:ExpertsAuthentic Voices

GenerativeConcept mapping

IInteractivePersonalizationInteractive personal creations

CollaborativeMultimedia introductionsOnline mapsShared reflections

Authentic Assessment: Electronic PortfoliosSee more examples with process details:http://frit7737sp10portfolios.pbworks.com/w/page/25252918/FrontPage

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Challenges

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Benefits

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In press...Supplementing the Learning Management System: Using Web 2.0 for Collaboration, Communication, and Productivity in the Preparation of School Technology Leaders

in Polly, D., Mims, C., & Persichitte, K. (Eds.). (in press). Creating technology-rich teacher education programs: Key issues. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.