Leveraging Web 2.0 Tools to Engage Students
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November 13, 2008 Presentation at IST Peer Group Meeting in Abingdon, VA
Transcript of Leveraging Web 2.0 Tools to Engage Students
- 1. E XTENDED L EARNING I NSTITUTE Kim Monti Instructional Designer Nantana Wongtanasirikul Instructional Designer
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- Who we are, what we do
- Why collaboration?
- Web 2.0 tools we use to promote collaboration
- Lessons learned and next phase with tool
- Whats next with ELI, Web 2.0, and collaboration
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- Extended Learning Institute
- Offered distance education for over 30 years
- Fastest growing area in NOVA
- Moving from print-based to online courses
- Moving from self-paced to collaborative work
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- Collaboration promotes:
- Development of critical thinking skills
- Co-creation of knowledge and meaning
- Reflection
- Transformative learning
- Pallof, R.M. & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community . San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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- Collaboration helps build community
- Learners become engaged with their online community
- Increased engagement =
- motivation
- student success
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- Encourages learner-centered environment
- Promotes interaction & networking
- Encourages creativity
- Addresses different learning styles
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- Simple interaction discussion
- Discussion forums
- Instant Messenger
- VOIP
- Blogs
- Complex interaction group projects
- YouTube
- Wikis
- Google Apps
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- 10. Tip: Have students post their username on their profile; Create GROUP in Skype to sort students by course.
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- Not many students interested in using chat with their instructors
- Create special group projects, exam review
- Give extra credit for participating
- 12. Tip: Encourage students to invite their friends and family to their blogs
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- Difficult to keep track of each students contribution
- Have students leave comments on Blogs
- 14. Tip: Keep it short and sweet
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- You cannot control the content
- Using Viddler ( http://www.viddler.com )
- Optional tool for students to use for presentations, class assignments
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- 17. Tip: Create a username and password where entire class posts.
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- Some students found posting their videos difficult
- Give students additional options to share videos beyond YouTube
- Provide clear guidelines and examples
- Additional materials required (webcam)
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- Tip: Collaborate together towards an end goal such as a project, paper, or presentation
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- Use for brainstorming, not for final drafts
- Group evaluation/Peer critique
- 22. Tip: Consider to turn on/off the notification email
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- Students delete each others work
- Set up wiki space for students
- Incorporate synchronous communication
- Guidelines for interaction in tool
- Enable notification in tools
- Group evaluation
- 24. So many tools, so little time. Please dont overwhelm me
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- Set the Stage
- Create the Environment
- Model the Process
- Guide the Process
- Evaluate the Process
- Pallof, R.M. & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community . San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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- View the video case study
- Working in team
- Elect one person as the moderator
- Guide the process
- Evaluate
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- For links to all of the tools mentioned today (and more!):
- http://del.icio.us/eliid/ist
- If you have any questions, please contact:
- Nantana: [email_address]
- Kim: [email_address]