web 2.0 – blending into learning
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Web 2.0 – Blending into learning. Blogs, wikis, podcasts, YouTube and …. Gerry Dougan / Colin Buchanan. Digital Natives. Digital interactive TV The internet Music downloads Computer games Mobile phones Instant Messaging. eBay Avatars MMORPG Bebo, MySpace Sharing media - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Web 2.0 – Blending into learning
Blogs, wikis, podcasts, YouTube and ….
Gerry Dougan / Colin Buchanan
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Digital Natives
Digital interactive TV
The internet
Music downloads
Computer games
Mobile phones
Instant Messaging
eBay
Avatars
MMORPG
Bebo, MySpace
Sharing media
Blogs, podcasts, wikis
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Digital Immigrants
Retain their ‘accent’
Print out e-mails
Print, read and write on paper
Refer to the manual first
‘Did you get my e-mail?’ phone call
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How does the digital native learn?
• Used to receiving information at high speed
• Likes to parallel process / multi-task
• Prefers graphics before text - iconic
• Prefers hyper rather than linear links
• Works well when networked
• Thrives on frequent rewards
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Iconic
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Multi-tasking
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Different media different skills?
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Mind Mapping
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What is Web 2.0?
• Collaborative
• Communicative
• Encourages sharing
• Interactive
• Resource rich
• Ever increasing services
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Blogs
A blog is –– A personal diary / reflective space. – A breaking-news outlet. – A collection of links, images and resources,– An ePortfolio. – A web site, where you write stuff on an
ongoing basis. Visitors can read what's new, comment on it, link to it or email you.
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Learners using blogs
• Reflective or writing journals• Assignment submission and review • Dialogue for groupwork • ePortfolios • Share course-related resources • Hypertextual • Use language and design elements
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Teachers using blogs
• Content-related blog as professional practice
• Networking and knowledge sharing
• Instructional tips for students
• Course announcements and readings
• Annotated links
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Wikis
Collaborative, shared online spaces that
provide collaborative opportunities
Wikipedia
Whose using a wiki?
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YouTube
What the students say
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Podcasts
Audio clip - a miniature radio program focusing on a topic like learning, travel, education, art, news or sport.
Podcasts
and
Teacher’s TV
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Games
Derek Robertson – Learning Teaching Scotland
Serious Games sites –
www.games2train.com
www.socialimpactgames.com
Mark Prensky
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Characteristics of Web 2.0?
• Can support learning & teaching
• Learners have a high level of autonomy
• Opportunity for greater interaction with peers
• Support for social interaction with full control and ownership over online content
• Increased level of motivation & engagement.
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Back to the Blend
Where can Web 2.0 be used?
What does it mean for us?
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• To share similar challenges
• To interact regularly
• To learn from and with each other - exchange practice
Communities of Practice
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Thank You