shift happens: web 2.0 applications for higher education

Shift Happens: Web 2.0 Shift Happens: Web 2.0 Applications for Higher Applications for Higher

EducationEducation

John Thompson, Ph.D.John Thompson, Ph.D.

Buffalo State CollegeBuffalo State College

Dr. John Thompson - SUNY 2008Dr. John Thompson - SUNY 2008 22

Presentation AgendaPresentation Agenda

Highlight Web 2.0 higher ed apps Highlight Web 2.0 higher ed apps Free apps (mostly - at this point in Free apps (mostly - at this point in

time)time) Interactive presentation – during Interactive presentation – during andand

after session – after session – slideshare.netslideshare.net


What is “Web 2.0?”What is “Web 2.0?”

Web 1.0 Web 1.0 • read-only mediumread-only medium• static Web – provide informationstatic Web – provide information

Web 2.0 Web 2.0 • read-write Webread-write Web• relies on user participation relies on user participation • information is transmitted and consumed with information is transmitted and consumed with

content being created, shared, remixed, content being created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and passed along (repurposed, and passed along (Downes, 2005Downes, 2005) )


Web 2.0 in Higher EducationWeb 2.0 in Higher Education

Increases user creativity and Increases user creativity and community while concurrently community while concurrently empowering user ownership of empowering user ownership of contentcontent

User-generated content leading to User-generated content leading to "collective intelligence" that benefits "collective intelligence" that benefits manymany

Collaborative in natureCollaborative in nature


Web 2.0 VideosWeb 2.0 Videos

Tim O'Reilly on What is Web 2.0?Tim O'Reilly on What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0Web 2.0 Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Introducing Web 2.0 Introducing Web 2.0 Coming of Age: Primary Web 2.0Coming of Age: Primary Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Panel Discussion - What is Web 2.0?Web 2.0 Panel Discussion - What is Web 2.0? Co-Creating with Web 2.0Co-Creating with Web 2.0 What is Web 2.0?What is Web 2.0? The Machine is Us/ing UsThe Machine is Us/ing Us


human-computer interaction

personal connections--from words, pictures, video, and audio

authentic, peer-to-peer channel of communication

open, flexible collaboration

data and applications opened to creative use by the public

harnessing collective intelligence

collaboration/participation/collective intelligence

second generation of services

Web as a platform

the wisdom of crowds

creative amateur is cherished

“democratizes” media

amoral

authentic, peer-to-peer channel of communication

collective judgments

user-generated content

safety in numbers

participative Web collective power community

Web changing from “medium” to “platform”

user actions provide valuearchitecture of participation

bookmarking >>> social bookmarking

transparent selves…transparent Web

interactive, community-based Internet applications


Trying to define and categorize what “Web 2.0” means is like trying to change the tire on your car while it’s going down the highway.


Sharing PhotosSharing Photos

Higher Education Uses

Admissions – advertise campusAlumni reunions Portfolio School eventsEmbed in blogs, PowerPoints, program Web sitesOther uses?

Video – Online Photo Sharing in Plain English

Library of Congress’ Flickr site


Sharing VideosSharing VideosTop 10 Video Sharing Sites from PC World

1. http://blip.tv/

2. http://www.stage6.com/

3. http://www.brightcove.com/

4. http://www.revver.com/

5. http://www.veoh.com/

6. http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&tab=soapbox

7. http://www.youtube.com/

8. http://www.vimeo.com/

9. http://www.jumpcut.com/

10.http://vids.myspace.com/

Jan. 2008 - 48% of online adults have visited video Web sites, according to a Pew Internet & American Life Project report. A year ago, it was 33% -- a 45% year-to-year growth.

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/232/report_display.asp

List of video sharing sites - http://www.hybridsem.com/blog/2007/07/01/list-of-video-sharing-sites-and-impact-of-video-marketing

/


Sharing PowerPointsSharing PowerPoints

And even more sites!

“free Web-based alternative to PowerPoint. Create & edit Flash presentations online. Send presentations via e-mail or publish on your Web site or blog”

Synch uploaded video with your PowerPoint


Sharing DocumentsSharing Documents

24/7 anytime, anywhere access to projects or assignments – extends class time


Social NetworksSocial Networks


Source: http://www.grunwald.com/ (July 2007)

Get Ready for N-gensGet Ready for N-gens


BlogsBlogs

Audio blogs/conversations

blogging engine created specifically for classroom use


PodcastsPodcasts

“Record your podcast via a toll-free call from any phone. Never even touch a computer!”


CollaborationCollaboration

Web Collaboration Software

wiki.com domain name sold for $2.86 million (8/06)

Wiki – online software that lets users modify any content, plus everything (formatting included) about the wiki

Social bookmarking – store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of Web sites using metadata & tagging


Source: USA Today

2,340,000: number of articles on the English-language Wikipedia

120,000: number of articles on Encyclopedia Britannica Onlinehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/25/AR2008042500875.html (April 2008)


Education OnlineEducation Online

Coursecast – podcast or videocast lecture (like a Tivo for courses)

Partial list of higher ed schools offering open source courseware and/or coursecasts:

• Harvard

• Carnegie Mellon

• UC Berkeley

• Duke

• MIT

• Notre Dame

• Johns Hopkins

Lecture-capture software for educational institutions - capture, edit, index, archive and stream video and audio over the Internet

Free Online Education listing


MiscellaneousMiscellaneous

Share graphicsShare graphics

Share bookmarks Share bookmarks

Social browserSocial browser

Calendar Calendar

Diagrams Diagrams

Explanatory video


MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Company ratings, reviews & salaries Company ratings, reviews & salaries

Office productivity suiteOffice productivity suite

RSS aggregatorsRSS aggregators

Creating ePortfoliosCreating ePortfolios with Web 2.0 Tools with Web 2.0 Tools

ePortfolio Mash UpePortfolio Mash Up with GoogleApps with GoogleApps

Video

Long list



“online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish. A VoiceThread allows group conversations to be collected and shared in one place, from anywhere in the world.” -- group audio blogging to enhance group communication and reflection

“captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere”

“Enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. Customize your Voki to look like you…Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.”



Create surveys and polls for your Web site, blog and social network profiles.

Add notes or bullets to Web sites. Share these annotated pages with others.

One-to-many live interactive video broadcast platform enabling anyone with a camera and an Internet connection to broadcast to a unlimited global audience.

• Beyond just driving directions…

• 100 Things to do

Directory of Web 2.0 apps & services – • 1937 logos as of 1/19/08• 2476 logos as of 6/11/08


MiscellaneousMiscellaneous“Designed for the need of researchers…scientists can interact, exchange knowledge and collaborate with researchers of different fields. •exchange know-how and expertise •initiate collaboration •discuss research & get feedback”

Self-running slide show of over 1,400 Web 2.0 Self-running slide show of over 1,400 Web 2.0 sites - categorized by tags and sorted sites - categorized by tags and sorted alphabetically.alphabetically.

Limited to 140 characters & spaces per post (or per "tweet"). E.g., remind students about assignments. Students authorize their cellphones from the Web site & subscribe to user's profile page.


ProblemsProblems

Unaware Unaware Inadequate instructionsInadequate instructions Usual suspects Usual suspects

• MindsetMindset• Lack of imaginationLack of imagination• Insufficient support Insufficient support • Time Time

Others?Others?


Watchwords for 2008Watchwords for 2008

CConvenienceonvenience CCollaborationollaboration CConvergence onvergence

• Source: Source: T.H.E. JournalT.H.E. Journal, 1/08, 1/08

CCommunity ommunity CCreativityreativity CCloudloud


Coming AttractionsComing Attractions

Starbucks Effect Starbucks Effect

Blurring of work & personal lives…& Blurring of work & personal lives…& appsapps

9 to 5 >>> 24/79 to 5 >>> 24/7

Growing reliance on Internet – Growing reliance on Internet – “cloud”“cloud”


“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin

What Next?What Next?

Baby steps…one new app at a time


SummarySummary

Loads of Web 2.0 apps for higher edLoads of Web 2.0 apps for higher ed

Creates rich, engaging & exciting environment Creates rich, engaging & exciting environment

User-centricUser-centric• become information producers, not simply consumers become information producers, not simply consumers • promotes user-centered learningpromotes user-centered learning• users become more efficientusers become more efficient

““Roadmap must be created for turning the Roadmap must be created for turning the emerging technologies into productive tools for emerging technologies into productive tools for supporting the next-generation e-learning supporting the next-generation e-learning environment” (Allison, et al., 2008). environment” (Allison, et al., 2008).


PresenterPresenter

John Thompson, PhDJohn Thompson, PhDAssociate ProfessorAssociate Professor

Computer Information Systems DepartmentComputer Information Systems DepartmentChase 208Chase 208

Buffalo State CollegeBuffalo State College1300 Elmwood Avenue1300 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14222Buffalo, NY 14222716.878.3531716.878.3531

[email protected]@buffalostate.edu

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