Teaching and Learning in a Web 2.0 World
Review
Review of Session 1
Overview of Institute Define Web 2.0 Introduction to Web 2.0 Tools HCC Technology Tools Today’s Students
o Generational Diversityo Learning Styles/Intelligence Types
Your Teaching Style 7 Principles of Good Practice Lesson Planning
o Bloom’s Taxonomy
Writing effective learning objectives
Blogs and Blogging
Blogs and Blogging
What is a Blog?
• “Web Log”
• Began as online diaries or journals
• Commentary, descriptions of events, graphics, or video
• Displayed in reverse-chronological order
• Readers leave comments in an interactive format
Blogs in Plain English (2 min 58 sec)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
Blogs and Blogging
Sample Blogs
Blogs and Blogging
Learning Benefits of Blogs
Increase student participation (students enjoy the blogging format)
Helps students to develop creative and critical thinking
Fosters strong analytical skills through reading and writing
Exposes students to a variety of opinions including quality information from experts in the field
Increases students' information and computer literacy
Encourages shy students to participate
Builds academic collaboration outside of the classroom
Helps foster a sense of community in a class
handout
Blogs and Blogging
Teaching Strategies Using Blogs
Activity
In preparation for today you were asked to review the Chickering and Gamson handout.
Discussion Question
What blog strategies did you identify that might be appropriate for your lesson’s learning objectives?
handout
Meet your Colleague
Athena Smith
Blog Search Engines
Blogs and Blogging
Blog Search Engines
Google - http://blogsearch.google.com
Technorati - http://technorati.com
Bloglines - www.bloglines.com
EduBlogs - http://edublogs.org
handout
Blogs and Blogging
Search for Blogs
Use one or more of the blog search engines to locate existing blogs for your teaching discipline and/or lesson plan.
Activity
Existing Blogs
Blogs – by Subject Discipline
See handout.
Creating a Blog
Blogs and Blogging
Blog Sites
Blogger - www.blogger.com
Xanga - www.xanga.com
LiveJournal - www.livejournal.com
Word Press - http://wordpress.com
handout
Blogs and Blogging
Blogger Training
See tutorial.
Activity
Lesson Planning
Blog and Blogging
Lesson Plan
Update your lesson plan guide.
Include a blog activity that meets the learning objectives by:
• creating a custom blog
or
• using an existing blog
Activity
Assessing Student Learning of Blog Activities
Lesson Plan Assessment
Assessment
Refer to the Cross Papers booklet on assessment of student learning.
Use one of the rubrics as a model to develop a rubric to assess your blog activity.
Activity
Review
Review
Overview of blogs
Learning benefits of blogs
Teaching strategies using blogs
Blog search engines
Blogs by discipline
Custom blog sites
Blogger; creating a custom blog
Lesson Plan activity
Assessing blog activities
Review of Blogs
Wikis
Wikis
What is a Wiki?
• Allows easy creation and editing of interlinked web pages
• Collaborative
• Exchange of information
Wikis in Plain English (3 min 53 sec)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
Sample Wikis
Wikis
Learning Benefits of Using Wikis
Wikis
Fast and efficient collaboration
Easy interaction with peers and instructor; feedback
Inclusive - all students have access to each other's ideas
Just-in-time - vehicle for providing information when students need it
Students and instructor have immediate access to the most recent versions of documents. No more emailing multiple drafts and compiling the results!
Compiles information and resources to create a complete body of knowledge regarding a topic.
An open environment encourages participation and a strong sense of common purpose.
handout
Teaching Strategies Using Wikis
Wikis
Tracking Group Projects
Web site creation
Project development
Group authoring
Pre-reading
Many additional strategies in the Chickering and Gamson handout.
Meet your Colleague
Dr. Bruce Bondurant
Wiki Searches
Wiki Searches
Wikis
Wikibooks - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
WikiIndex - http://wikiindex.org/Welcome
Wiki Director - http://wiki.wetpaint.com/page/Wiki+Directory
Wiki.com - http://www.wiki.com/
WetPaint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
handout
Wikis
Search for Wikis
Use one or more of the wiki search engines to locate existing wikis for your teaching discipline and/or lesson plan.
Activity
Existing Wikis
Wikis – by Discipline
See handout.
Creating a Wiki
Wikis
Wiki Sites
Atwiki - http://atwiki.com
MoinMoin - http://moinmo.in/
Twiki - http://twiki.org/
Wetpaint - http://www.wetpaint.com/
Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/
handout
Wikis
Wikispaces Training
See tutorial.
Activity
Lesson Planning
Wikis
Lesson Plan
Update your lesson plan guide.
Include a wiki activity that meets the learning objectives by:
• creating a custom wiki
or
• using an existing wiki
Activity
Assessing Student Learning of Wiki Activities
Lesson Plan Assessment
Assessment
Refer to the Cross Papers booklet on assessment of student learning.
Use one of the rubrics as a model to develop a rubric to assess your wiki activity.
Activity
Review
Review
Overview of wikis
Learning benefits of wikis
Teaching strategies using wikis
Wiki search engines
Wikis by discipline
Custom wiki sites
WikiSpaces; creating a custom wiki
Lesson Plan activity
Assessing wiki activities
Review of Wikis
Preparation for Next Session
Review your lesson plans and revise as needed
Review Chickering and Gamson document
Identify twitter and facebook strategies that meet your learning objectives
Continue to review the Cross Papers booklet on assessment of student learning
Preparing for Next Session
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