Using Web2.0 in Teaching

Using Web2.0 in Teaching

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  Using Web 2.0in Teaching Matt Lingard & Jane Secker Centre for Learning Technology
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  http://www.flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/93136022/
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  What are they?Potential Uses for Teaching
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  What are blogs?Journal-style personal websites with comments from visitors Easy-to-update » easy to publish Web 2.0 / social software
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  Blog Characteristics Messagesor posts Journal format / reverse chronology Use of categories (tags) Comment ing open to readers Use of links RSS Feeds >> Single or multiple author Personal / Corporate / Institutional
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  Blogs and learningBlogs develop thinking & writing skills Blogs are good for reflection Blogs are good for sharing resources Blogs allow progress & development to be tracked over time Blogs are usually one author, with comments from others so allow discussion
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  Blogs at LSEIf you wish to set up your own blog CLT Hosted blogs for teaching purposes External providers WordPress Blogger
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  Example Blogs http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/ Intute Social Sciences Blog. Includes details of new resources in the social sciences which may be useful for your teaching http:// blog.aluxtel.com / Aluxtel - IS471 Boot Camp. Blog used as part of a Group Project by students http:// augmentation.blogspot.com / A blog maintained by two lecturers in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland on the use of ICTs in politics teaching http://elearning.lse.ac.uk/blogs/clt CLT Team Blog – Sharing Resources, conference reports etc http://elearning.lse.ac.uk/blogs/socialsoftware/ LASSIE Project blog – used for reflection, for feedback on a research project
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  The Warwickblogs Social content like Facebook Also academic and course related (and everything in between) Students can post anything (within guidelines and regulations) Can be searched by words, individuals or courses Leeds and Brighton have adopted the same approach should LSE?
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  Wikis - collaboration
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  Wikis in EducationWikipedia models Multi-page, multi-author Collection of Individuals’ pages Group Projects & Reports E-portfolios – collection & reflection Documenting (Research) projects
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  Social Bookmarking Allowsyou to share: internet favorites, online resources, books and journal articles Tagging to organise resources Numerous tools available:
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  A way toshare internet favourites or bookmarks online Accessible from anywhere Tagging facilitates resource discovery and allows customised lists to be built Del.icio.us is very flexible and tags can be put onto web pages Can also build a network Teaching examples from LASSIE project and from Institute of Education
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  A personal reference management tool for storing and sharing your books and journals articles Uses tagging to organise your papers Can be used for resource discovery Can be used to create a reading list for students Doesn’t currently support export to Endnote Free!
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  Developed by HarvardLaw School for creating online ‘ playlists ’ or reading lists see my example Can add all sorts of different resources: internet sites, PDFs, books, journal articles Good for resource discovery: uses tagging Free!
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  Media Sharing User-generatedcontent Images, Video, Slides Organise, Share, Find Includes Commenting, Tagging & more
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  Web 2.0 inMoodle Wiki Blogs Web 2.0 elements e.g. Glossary has commenting, keywords (tagging) & ratings
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  Group discussion Identifypossible uses for web 2.0 services in your LSE teaching Any reservations?
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  Thank You Centrefor Learning Technology http://www.clt.lse.ac.uk Workshop links: http://del.icio.us/LSECLT/workshop.teaching2.0