INTERACTIVE CONTENT, ONLINE AGENDA AND

PEDAGOGY

Prof. Peter DePietroUniversity of Cincinnati

NEW MEDIA

Education is easily available, democratic

and immersive

INTERNET

Infinite repository of interconnected, digital

content

USER EXPERIENCE=

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

IDEA EXCHANGE

Interactive environments for the free exchange of

ideas and knowledge

PEDAGOGY

Technology transforms the process of education

WEB 2.0=

EDUCATION 2.0?

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION WITH

NEW MEDIA:Participatory Pedagogy, Interactive Learning and

Web 2.0

CASE STUDY

Analysis of Content in Wikis

WIKI

Websites that allow users to create and edit content,

and contribute to a repository of information

QUESTION NO. 1

Does the wiki provide useful, unbiased

information that is consistent with the mission of the wiki?

QUESTION NO. 2

Can the user contribute content to the wiki that

will add to the wiki’s overall usefulness?

TYPES OF WIKIS

• Informational resource wiki• Communications wiki• Arts wiki • Education wiki

EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

FINDINGS• Niche-focus• Commercial use• Inconsistent “online democracy”• Rich and trustworthy content• Unfiltered content• Agenda-focused information

CONCLUSION

In theory, wikis are POWERFUL

In practice, wikis are FLAWED

Are WIKIS worth using?

YES

EVOLUTIONARY PEDAGOGY

In the age of NEW MEDIA, technologies come and go.

Therefore… PEDAGOGIC CONCEPTS and TEACHING METHODOLOGIES

must come and go.

The SUBSTANCE of what we teach students should

be GREATER than inevitable obsolescence

Then…We will ENHANCE student

learning with NEW TECHNOLOGIES

INTERACTIVE CONTENT, ONLINE AGENDA AND

PEDAGOGY

Prof. Peter DePietroUniversity of Cincinnati