using web 2.0 to support learning skills
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Presentation about using web 2.0 tools to engage with users (students and staff) to support learning skills (study skills). Presentation given at Southampton Solent University's Solent eXchange conference.TRANSCRIPT
Solent Exchange Sept 2011
Using Web 2.0 to Support Learning Skills
Carina Buckley and Michelle Treagust
Session Aims
• Introduction to Learning Skills team• How we already support students and
staff• What approaches we’ve been using to try
and reach and support users through the use of technology
• Your experiences of using online environments to engage with students and staff
Learning Skills Department
• Based in Mountbatten Library (ML 002)• Learning Skills Tutor & Developer• Range of support:• Face to face sessions• Remote• Group taught
Numbers challenge
One tutor 11 500 + students
Technological solution - web
• [email protected]/succeed
• Guidance on becoming a better learnere.g. Essay writing, reflecting thinking etc.
• But online activity of users mostly consumption rather than interaction.
Why web 2.0?
• Pedagogically...•Interaction•Information sharing•Learner (user) centered design•Collaboration
•Audience•Going to them•Raising profile
Blogging
• Online diary / regular entries – real time• Can include text, images, video, links etc.• Readers can follow / leave comments
• Our approach: Twitter (micro blogging)•Immediate•Emulate success of Library account•RSS feed in to myCourse
twitter.com/SucceedAtSolent
Social bookmarking
• Users can organise, store, manage and search for bookmarks of resources online.
• Recommended website links for users• Other users can share links with your
• Our approach: Delicious•Tagging and adding description•RSS feed in to myCourse
delicious.com/succeedatsolent
Location based social networking• Location based user experience• Users ‘check-in’• Trend in social networking
• Our approach: foursquare•Most popular location based service in area•Nearby users get a message promoting the Service, can also post tips
foursquare.com
foursquare – newbie treat
Web 2.0 – your experiences?
Making the jump July 2011
Thank you!
Get in touch• mycourse.solent.ac.uk/learningskills • [email protected]
Follow us on twitter•@SucceedAtSolent
Presentation will be uploaded to our slideshare account:
slideshare.net/succeedatsolent
Making the jump July 2011