extending your reach: using web 2.0 tools in your classroom

Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class

Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class

Jon KruithofeLearning Services / Centre for Teaching and

Learningjonathan.kruithof(a)mohawkcollege.ca

Barry Dahl (Lake Superior College) for his web 2.0 and D2L presentations, personal assistance

and blog.

Kyle Mackie (University of Guelph) for his D2L hacks.

Thanks and Acknowledgments

(aka where I got this stuff)

Thanks and Acknowledgments

(aka where I got this stuff)

Technological change is like an axe in the hands of

a pathological criminal.

Technological change is like an axe in the hands of

a pathological criminal.

- Albert Einstein

- Albert Einstein

WHAT IS WEB 2.0?WHAT IS WEB 2.0?

Web 2.0 tools are able to be interacted with.

Web 2.0 has also been called the “read/write” web where users can

respond to information.

Sound like education?

If you generally think of the Internet as a place to “look up stuff” you’re missing the

best part.

If you generally think of the Internet as a place to “look up stuff” you’re missing the

best part.

- Dean Shareski

- Dean Shareski

BENEFITSBENEFITS

The Benefits of using web 2.0 tools in your class are the same as

the benefits of eLearning.

Web 2.0 tools add flexibility, can give

students the opportunity to be creative and can

embed learning deeper.

Most of the powerful Web 2.0 media start with

willingness to experiment.

Most of the powerful Web 2.0 media start with

willingness to experiment.

- Clay Shirky

- Clay Shirky

FLEXIBILITYFLEXIBILITY

Web 2.0 tools bring just-in-time learning to

students 24/7.

Flexibility can be used as a student

engagement strategy.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in

order to look at things in a different way.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in

order to look at things in a different way.

- Edward deBono

- Edward deBono

CREATIVITYCREATIVITY

Get students thinking outside the textbook or

box.

By recreating what they know, they are engaging the creative side of the

brain.

Creativity is/will be a key skill now and in the future.

DEEPER LEARNINGDEEPER LEARNING

Students can connect and interact with

subject matter experts.

Students can take the content to places that

are of interest to them.

DRAWBACKS?DRAWBACKS?

Some technical ability required.

Works well for those who are not rigid.

Must be OK with not being the only expert in

the room.

A curator is an expert learner. Instead of dispensing knowledge, he creates spaces in which knowledge

can be created, explored, and connected.

A curator is an expert learner. Instead of dispensing knowledge, he creates spaces in which knowledge

can be created, explored, and connected.

- George Siemens

- George Siemens

WHAT ARE THESE TOOLS?WHAT ARE THESE TOOLS?

Web 2.0 tools is a catch-all describing webpages that have

interactivity.

Some of the more well known Web 2.0 sites

are YouTube, Facebook, Twitter,

Wikipedia, Flickr, etc.

WIKISWIKIS

Wikis provide a space to demonstrate one’s

interpretation of a concept.

You may have heard of Wikipedia, but there

are other, more specific wikis out there.

COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENTS

COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENTS

You probably know Google Docs, but there are other collaborative

documents like Etherpad.

Etherpad clones are open source by default.

RSS FEEDSRSS FEEDS

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication - think of it as a blog

post retrieval system.

Or a way to have expert’s blog posts delivered to you. Or

your class.

VIDEOSVIDEOS

YouTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo, Google Video… all provide numerous examples of bringing

experts into your class.

Like a class trip without the schoolbus.

WHERE NEXT?WHERE NEXT?

Time to get your hands dirty.

Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class

Extending Your Reach using web 2.0 tools in your class

jonathan.kruithof(a)mohawkcollege.catwitter: dietsociety

blog: http://www.robotvsrobot.com