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Educational Uses of Mashups Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D. Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com The faithful corgis edublog: http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com Slide 2 About Susan . Involved in the development and administration of online courses and programs since the early 1990s, Susan Smith Nash has made a point to share her experience as well as her research through her websites, weblogs and podcasts. Her background is interdisciplinary, with a Ph.D. in English, M.A. in English, graduate courses in economics and instructional design, B.S. in Geology. The recipient of collaboration and innovation awards for her work in developing innovative and high-quality online and hybrid programs that take advantage of the latest technologies, Nash has been involved with organizations and educational institutions involved in online education and training. Ground-floor online program development for the University of Oklahoma and has developed curriculum and programs for elearning (including mobile learning) for Florida Community College Jacksonville, the Literature Institute, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Excelsior College. Over the last 15 years, Nash has developed instructional content for textbooks, audio books (educational mp3 downloads), simulations and serious games, video (downloadable educational video clips). Content includes Spanish and English language materials. Having held administrative positions at Excelsior College and the University of Oklahoma, Susan currently holds a leadership position in at Victoria Resources, a natural resources company. Her role involves research in innovative processes. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has made presentations at prominent national conferences. Susan is involved with research into the best ways to use new techniques and technologies (Web 2.0, etc), for effective e- learning (and training). Her latest book, Excellence in College Teaching and Learning: Classroom and Online Instruction, was co-authored with George Henderson and published in 2007. Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, was published in 2006. Nash is managing editor of Texture Press, also an editor with JELLO - Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects. Her edublog, e-Learning Queen (http://www.elearningqueen.com) has been nominated for several awards.http://www.elearningqueen.com Slide 3 What are the educational uses of mashups? enhance a. enhance instructional content deeper b. engage with the material on a deeper level unsuspected c. explore and uncover previously unsuspected aspects of the data new worlds d. open up new worlds through new ways of seeing familiar things share e. discuss, debate and share insights and sources of information analytical f. develop analytical skills computer g. enhance computer skills Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 4 Poll My educational focus: a. higher education b. K-12 education c. corporate training d. not-for-profit education e. infrastructure and/or software service provider f. textbooks and instructional materials Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 5 How does a mashup enhance learning? a. Engages students in deeper learning. b. Asks students to classify and organize knowledge. c. Connects to real-world situations. d. Encourages collaboration. e. Creates ideal conditions for learning (engage learner, spark interest) f. Causes students to learn by doing Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 6 POLL: In my educational experience, the hardest thing to do is to get students to a. make the connection between the instructional content and the learning outcome b. overcome their fear of the technology and the unknown c. truly interact with each other in the discussion forums Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 7 Where / how can mashups be used in education? step 1. define learning goal -- what do you want the data to tell you? step 2. identify sources of data step 3. determine if the data can be mined step 4. discuss what the relationships of the data fields can reveal step 5. identify pitfalls and problems with assumptions Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 8 Mashups and Cognition a. classification of knowledge b. working memory c. connections d. experiential e. emotional Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 9 Using Mashups to develop learning organizations Encourage self-directed exploration Decriminalize experimentation Learning as play: a playful setting The organization sees itself as capable of changing along with the innovations (innovation-led change / adaptation / growth) Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 10 Using Mashups to enhance learning processes and to develop learning communities Efficient and effective collaborations Developing schemata Self-guided scaffolding Informal mentoring Distributed mentoring Communities of practice Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 11 Cultural Considerations a. be aware of potential bias in the way that databases are combined b. be aware of the underlying assumptions used in selected databases c. gender & cultural spin in articles pulled from news databases d. ways of sharing data and information can vary from culture to culture Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 12 Gamer-Boomer Ramp-Ups a. Digital natives have different comfort zones with technology b. Boomers have learned to learn by creating classification schemes b. Team learning -- problem-solving using each group's strengths Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 13 POLL Question: Have you created a feed on a service (del.icio.us, netvibes, myspace, facebook, technorati, etc.) that filters the results based on a tag that you have selected? Y/N Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 14 What kinds of mashups work best? From simple to complex.... a. Use igoogle to blend together applications on a single page google scholar and google earth: Look at the current configuration of the Aral Sea (google earth); what has happened historically? (google scholar) Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 15 What kinds of mashups work best? From simple to complex.... b. If you use Bebo to pull feeds tagged with "Westminster Kennel Club" along with "Beagle" with Flickr images tagged "Beagle" -- yield? stories about Uno, who won the Westminster Kennel Club "Best of Show" this year. Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 16 Bebo is easy to use: Built-in Spaces to Place your Apps Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 17 Bebo is a great place to experiment with apps & share Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 18 Bebo is easy to use: Customize your Feeds, Add Widgets Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 19 Virtual Tourist: Build a walking tour for fellow students Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Schmapplets: http://www.schmap.com/published/beyondutopia/1267http://www.schmap.com/published/beyondutopia/1267 Slide 20 Schmapplet Oil and Gas Exploration In Oklahoma Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Schmapplets: http://www.schmap.com/published/beyondutopia/1267http://www.schmap.com/published/beyondutopia/1267 Slide 21 Schmapplet Oil and Gas Exploration In Oklahoma Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Schmapplets: http://www.schmap.com/published/beyondutopia/1267http://www.schmap.com/published/beyondutopia/1267 Learning objectives possibilities with Schmapplets Connect geography, culture, images, history Relate to personal experience Discuss current events and relate to contemporary issues Slide 22 Yahoo Pipes Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Slide 23 Yahoo Pipes examples and tutorials Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com http://blog.pipes.yahoo.com/2007/05/02/example-pipes-that-use-the-new-geo- features/ http://blog.pipes.yahoo.com/2007/05/02/example-pipes-that-use-the-new-geo- features/ Slide 24 Popfly Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com http://www.smetube.com/clipshare/view_video.php?viewkey=c9c67424d369f3 414728 tutorial video http://www.smetube.com/clipshare/view_video.php?viewkey=c9c67424d369f3 414728 Slide 25 Before you mashup... remember there are pitfalls -- Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com *results only as good as the data *data can be outdated, incomplete, inaccurate... need to test *it is helpful to think of applying the scientific method & developing multiple working hypotheses for a research question *interrogate your research question... what do you really want it to tell you? *will your methodology really yield what you want from your research question? Slide 26 Example for Social Inequality Course: Rural Poverty, Cultural Isolation Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com It can be useful to probe the connection between rural poverty and cultural isolation in the U.S. (assuming that the socialization process occurs in a consumer society via consumption) -- selecting low per capita income towns (census data), getting zip codes, then using yahoo (or google maps) to see how many WalMart, Target, McDonald's, and Burger King restaurants, as well as "big box" stores there might be. The idea that low income areas are typified by consumer-culture isolation was not supported in the way we expected. While low-income rural regions tended to not have the retail outlets mentioned above, there were "magnet communities" in the midst of low-income rural regions. College towns tended to have low average income figures, but tended to have numerous chain or "big box" stores. Slide 27 Mashed together data for young people: emphasis on illegal and high-risk behaviors -- Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com The well-being of young people can be related to their behavior and social environments. Mashed together data from various U.S. governmental agencies, with an emphasis on illegal and high-risk behaviors. Followed research design and methodology recommended by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Source: National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Drug Abuse: Stats: Substance use: regular cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and illicit drug use. Breakdown: by grade and by reported ethnicity Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behaviors: Sexual Intercourse Breakdown: 12th grade; 9th grade Source: National Crime Victimization Survey Behaviors: Reported crimes involving juvenile offenders Breakdown: Ages 12-17 Slide 28 Blended courses Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Mashups in a Blended Program? step one: discuss research problems in class step two: group and individual work outside class step three: report results and discuss in class Step four: post to discussion forum and make a lasting display Slide 29 100% Online Courses Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Mashups in 100% online a. require students to pull together data from different sources as a part of a research project b. encourage sharing of the mashups and/or the process in the discussion forum area c. include tutorials and links to popular mashup spaces and mashup techniques and uses Slide 30 Mobile Learning Home is at: http://www.beyondutopia.com Mashups and Mobile Learning a. mashup-type experiences can be had using yahoo Go Y! Go (has taggable Flickr, Yahoo Maps, News, etc.) b. use IM services to communicate / share results c. iTunes with iTouch, iPhone, iPod mashed with IM to share & post Slide 31 Videos http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=477835307527580 4171&hl=en http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=477835307527580 4171&hl=en http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 8383038440830989640&hl=en http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 8383038440830989640&hl=en http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 7919650162799248639&hl=en http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=- 7919650162799248639&hl=en http://beyondutopia.net/podcasts/mashup-nmc-spring-symposium-nash.mp3 Podcast for this Powerpoint Slide 32 Useful Articles List of useful references to be provided. http://beyondutopia.net/podcasts/mashup-nmc-spring-symposium-nash.mp3 Podcast for this Powerpoint