tech talk: slideshare
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Tech Talk: SlideShare
By Laura Macéus
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Outline • Welcome • What is SlideShare? • Technology • Pedagogy • Practical • Societal Impact • Activity • Final Thoughts • References
Welcome
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What is SlideShare?
SlideShare is a community-based website which hosts an extensive collection of presentations. In the field of education, both educators and learners can benefit from this great web 2.0 tool.
Congruent with the emerging culture of connecting and sharing, it can be used by both industry experts and those passionate about any given topic. Slideshare has been described as the YouTube of slide presentations, allowing its users to share, like and comment.
• Internet access required to upload and view presentations (www.SlideShare.net)
• Mobile Apps available for Android (requires 4.0 and up), Apple devices (requires iOS 8.0 or greater)
• SlideShare supports presentations, documents and infographics in OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, PDF, video files and Keynote
• Presentations can be created using one of the above-mentioned formats, or directly within SlideShare Photo from Flickr by adactio
Constructivism Learners construct their own knowledge through their personal experience. This equips them for problem solving in complex environment. In order for learning to be effective, learners must engage in building and creating knowledge both individually and socially (Al-Huneidi & Schreurs, 2012).
Net-Aware Theories of Learning
1. Heutagogy (Hase & Kenyon, 2000): This theory posits that learner is in control of his learning; strong emphasis on self-direction. The learner is involved in designing their own learning content. Social media, such as SlideShare is a tool used to network learners. (http://www.slideshare.net/DrStewartHase/heutagogy-basics?next_slideshow=1)
Connectivism (Siemens, 2005): The advent of Internet technologies has forged paths, allowing the creation of new opportunities for people to learn and share information across the World Wide Web and with each other. Any tool that allows users to learn and share information with others. These technologies include email, social networks and web browsers. (http://www.learning-theories.com/)
Societal Impact
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Benefits
• Presentation can be imbedded in social media sites
• Can be uploaded in LMS (such as BlackBoard Learn)
• User-friendly interface for viewers makes it easy to navigate
• Can be used in and out of a classroom, seminar or conference
• Share, collaborate, and comment using social media platforms
More Benefits
• Presentation can be imbedded in social media sites
• Can be uploaded in LMS (such as BlackBoard Learn)
• User-friendly interface for as a user
• Can be used in and out of a classroom, seminar or conference
• Share, collaborate, and comment using social media
• Presentations can be downloaded
• Authors can make presentations public or private
• Great tool for students and educators
• Anyone can view public presentations (no need to sign up)
Bonus Benefit
• Presentation can be imbedded in social media sites
• Can be uploaded in LMS (such as BlackBoard Learn)
• User-friendly interface for as a user
• Can be used in and out of a classroom, seminar or conference
• Share, collaborate, and comment using social media
• Presentations can be downloaded
• Authors can make presentations public or private
• Great tool for students and educators
• PRO version is now FREE! • Anyone can view public
presentations (no need to sign up)
Zipcast. It’s a web conferencing feature which allows authors to host online presentations via audio/video. The presenter shares the personalized URL and attendees then log in via Facebook or a quick login form to view and tell others about their work. ZipCast also has a built-in chat function.
Creating presentation within SlideShare can be counter-intuitive as an author
Does not support animation
Does not support presentations that have built-in audio
Cannot be simultaneously be edited by other users
Concerns
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Cost-effective (FREE for everyone), even the premium features Great presentations can be viewed and created from a mobile device Can be shared by email, social media, links or embedded within a blog or
website Promotes online collaboration amongst students on almost any given
topic When author makes presentations downloadable, they can be
downloaded to be view in offline mode
Provides great analytics Can be used in a classroom and/or posted on LMS (Blackboard Learn) or blog
Features a useful blog where users can have their questions answered Once presentation is uploaded, it is easy to modify
Offers an infinite amount of high quality images when creating presentations
directly in Slideshare, which saves time
LinkedIn is affiliated with SlideShare, allowing the user’s presentations to be displayed in LinkedIn profile
Activity: Now it’s your turn!
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1. Go to the SlideShare website. Using the search field, look up a topic that relates to this
course or one that relates to your practice. Select and view a presentation that piqued your interest.
2. Reflection : Create a thread on Blackboard to answer questions below. a) Have you heard of SlideShare prior to this Tech Talk? b) If not, is this a tool you foresee using? How? c) If so is this a tool you have used in the past? Why or why not?
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References Ahmad M. Al-Huneidi and Jeanne Schreurs (2012). Constructivism Based Blended Learning in Higher Education. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 7(1), p.4 -9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v7i1.1792. Anderson, T.(2010). Theories for Learning with Emerging Technologies In Emerging Technologies in Distance Education (pp.23-39). Edmonton AB: AU Press, Athabasca University. Seechaliao, M. (2014).Lecturers’ Behaviors And Beliefs About The Use Of Social Media In Higher Education: A Study At Mahasarakham University In Thailand. Journal of International Education Research, 10(2), 155-160.