Collaborating with Collaborating with the Enemythe Enemyby Andrew Bateby Andrew BateE-Learning (LTEO)E-Learning (LTEO)amb28@bath.ac.ukamb28@bath.ac.uk

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My Personal Tutor’s, DrMy Personal Tutor’s, Dr

““Who”, opinions ofWho”, opinions of

LTEOLTEO

““The Enemy”The Enemy” ““They don’t know what They don’t know what

… they are doing” … they are doing”

What should the interns What should the interns do this afternoon?do this afternoon?

25% 25%25%25%1.1. Work at Desk as Work at Desk as usualusual

2.2. Go home with payGo home with pay

3.3. Relax with colleagues Relax with colleagues with cake and cokewith cake and coke

4.4. Relax with other Relax with other interns with beer and interns with beer and burgers burgers

ProjectsProjects

Use of Word Clouds at UOBUse of Word Clouds at UOB Classification of Twitter MessagesClassification of Twitter Messages Departmental Use of MoodleDepartmental Use of Moodle Classification of WikisClassification of Wikis

Wordcloud example using Wordcloud example using wordle.networdle.net

What was the previous What was the previous wordcloud of?wordcloud of?

20% 20% 20%20%20%1.1. My Facebook Profile My Facebook Profile contentscontents

2.2. My Journal entries on My Journal entries on intern Moodle pageintern Moodle page

3.3. My CVMy CV4.4. The Monster Raving The Monster Raving

Loony Party’s Manifesto Loony Party’s Manifesto 20052005

5.5. The UN Declaration of The UN Declaration of Universal Human RightsUniversal Human Rights

WordcloudsWordclouds

Started with raw data (50 odd responses to Started with raw data (50 odd responses to PPP SIG paper survey)PPP SIG paper survey)

Put into electronic text, which is then make into Put into electronic text, which is then make into a wordcloud using tagcrowd.coma wordcloud using tagcrowd.com

Blogged all thoughts, difficulties and workingsBlogged all thoughts, difficulties and workings Developed an article on elearning wiki on Developed an article on elearning wiki on

Confluence, collaborating with Andy RamsdenConfluence, collaborating with Andy Ramsden The working paper is on OPus The working paper is on OPus

Wordcloud based on UN Wordcloud based on UN Declaration of Universal Human Declaration of Universal Human RightsRights(source- wikipedia article, 20(source- wikipedia article, 20thth August 08) August 08)

TwitterTwitter

Twitter is a free social networking and Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ users to send and read other users’ updates updates

Twitter updates are called “Tweets” Twitter updates are called “Tweets” Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140

characters in length. characters in length.

TwitterTwitter

Start with a classification Start with a classification and look around for and look around for tweets where the tweets where the classification either fails classification either fails and is unclearand is unclear

Improve classification and Improve classification and methodmethod

Take “random” sample Take “random” sample and classify their tweets and classify their tweets

Blogged my findings, Blogged my findings, thoughts and methodthoughts and method

Your Experience with Your Experience with Moodle…Moodle…

25% 25%25%25%1.1. Moodle? I have not Moodle? I have not used it I thinkused it I think

2.2. Well, some of the Well, some of the time. Only if I need time. Only if I need somethingsomething

3.3. I quite often check I quite often check up on any changes up on any changes on my moodle on my moodle courses courses

4.4. Moodle is my life! Moodle is my life!

Departmental Use of Departmental Use of MoodleMoodle Look a collection of moodle course and Look a collection of moodle course and

make notesmake notes Develop a system of assessing moodle Develop a system of assessing moodle

course contentcourse content Assess moodle courses of a given Assess moodle courses of a given

department using systemdepartment using system

WikiWiki

Collection of web Collection of web pages designed to pages designed to enable anyone enable anyone who accesses it to who accesses it to contribute or contribute or modify contentmodify content

Editing is largely Editing is largely plain textplain text

Image from www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/26/wiki-collaboration-leads-to-happiness/

Classification of WikisClassification of Wikis

Looked at a handful of wikis in moodle Looked at a handful of wikis in moodle and read background literatureand read background literature

Given a list of wikis, had to classify based Given a list of wikis, had to classify based on previous modelon previous model

Reported my findings via my blogReported my findings via my blog

What have I learned…What have I learned…

Every thought must be blogged and became an Every thought must be blogged and became an effective stalkereffective stalker

To collaborate with othersTo collaborate with others Developed my report writing and general Developed my report writing and general

writing skillswriting skills Developed analytic & decision making skillsDeveloped analytic & decision making skills A much better understanding of L&T and the A much better understanding of L&T and the

works of a learning technologistworks of a learning technologist

And you have learned...And you have learned...

25% 25%25%25%1.1. Not much really, but Not much really, but thanks for wasting thanks for wasting my timemy time

2.2. That clickers are fun! That clickers are fun! ;-);-)

3.3. That e-learning does That e-learning does more then just more then just moodlemoodle

4.4. The Presenter’s The Presenter’s rather oddrather odd

The Ultimate slideThe Ultimate slide

www.bath.ac.uk/opus/handle/10247/474www.bath.ac.uk/opus/handle/10247/474

The Wordcloud working paperThe Wordcloud working paper amb28.wordpress.com/amb28.wordpress.com/

My blog. My blog.

ANY QUESTIONS?ANY QUESTIONS?

Andrew Bate

amb28@bath.ac.uk