http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

Emerging Learning Technologies: Blackboard and

Beyond

Facilitators: Catherine Paul & Emily Renoe, UBC

Introductions

Facilitator Bios: Emily + Catherine

Introduce yourself to your colleagues next to you: What does emerging learning technologies mean to you?

Why should you care about emerging learning technologies?

Discussions

What Emerging Technologies (ETs) are you currently using in your courses?

Remember ETs can be anything…. i.e.Abacus? Crayons? Social media tools like Twitter? Facebook?

Our Timeline

Introductions – 20 minDiscussions and definitions – 40 min

Case Studies (tool demo) – 45 minGroup Activity – 45 minSharing and wrap-up – 30 minutes

Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will:

Reflect upon the results of using learning technology in instruction and consider ways to adapt lessons accordingly

Be able to discuss advantages and disadvantages and prospects of using learning technology in your teaching practice

Consider ways of incorporating learning technology  into your Blackboard or other CMS course.

Learn one thing that you didn't expect to learn.

What are Learning Technologies?

A few definitions:…learning technologies encompasses

information and instructional technology, as well as communications tools, applications and systems that support learning. –educause

Learning technology- also known variously as e-learning, instructional technology and educational technology, is the use of technology to support the learning process. – educause

Resources

Horizon Report - UK JISC – Joint Information Systems Committee - UK

Use of Learning Technologies in Higher Ed Now

Using collaborative learning technologies (Web 2.0) leads to development of a new sense of communities of interest and networks, and also of a clear notion of boundaries in web space.

Advice and guidance is available to institutions, but there is no blueprint for implementation of Web 2.0 technologies, and each is currently deciding its own path

Deployment of learning technologies is in no way systematic and the drive is principally bottom up, coming from the professional interest and enthusiasm of individual members of staff 

What is Blackboard?

• Learning Management System (LMS) resources for students to access online.• PDFs, powerpoint, video, audio, and other

applications are created outside of Blackboard Blackboard is a tool that allows faculty to add and added into Blackboard courses for students to enhance teaching and learning efforts.

How can I use Blackboard?

• Deliver “hybrid” coursesoSimultaneously face-2-face and

have a web-presence• Deliver fully online courses• Distance learning courses

Benefits to Learners

• Extend faculty-student interaction opportunities

• Learners can explore subjects in greater depth

• Learners can study the material on their own time

• Learning not bound by the “physical” classroom

How Can I Use Blackboard?

• Post course content, syllabus, videos and more

• Communicate using announcements, email and online discussions

• Assess student learning with online quizzes and homework assignments

• Gradebook• Link to external web content

Pros and Cons of BB

• What do you think the advantages/disadvantages of using BB are?

“Many of the benefits of institutional

learning can now be enhanced using social

media.” - Educause presentation

2009

Case Study #1 Tool Demo

Self Expression

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/2762313433/

As of June 2009, Flickr it claims to host more than 3.6 billion images.[

Relating as more experienced co-creators rather than employers

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?Estimates put the number of users between 6 and 10 million users.

http://twitter.com/

Prezi is a free web-based tool that helps you create dynamic presentations- replacing powerpoint! Estimated number of visits per day to prezi are 577,636

Sharing enthusiasm for common interests

http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/

Contacts

Catherine Paul catherine.paul@ubc.ca Twitter catherinepaul Facebook: catherine.paul@gmail.com

Emily Renoe emily.renoe@ubc.ca Twitter: emilyr Facebook: emily renoe

http://wiki.ubc.ca/EmergingTech

Social media changes… who we can reach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos, and view them in MPEG-4 format. There are over 300,000,000 account on YouTube, and 200,000 videos are uploaded every day!

Social media changes… how many people we can reach

Facebook is a free-access social networking directory website. It is an electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names. As of May 09, there are 200 million active users.

Social media changes… our methods of expression

Case Study #2 Your Turn

http://wiki.ubc.ca/EmergingTech

Sharing & Wrap Up

• Group Activity Debriefing - Show Your Stuff

Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will:

Reflect upon the results of using learning technology in instruction and consider ways to adapt lessons accordingly

Be able to discuss advantages and disadvantages and prospects of using learning technology in your teaching practice

Consider ways of incorporating learning technology  into your Blackboard or other CMS course.

Learn one thing that you didn't expect to learn.

Sharing & Wrap Up

• A Vision of Today’s Student video

www.youtube.com