Leveraging Web 2.0 for Prelicensure Education

A Presentation for the 2009 CNIA ConferenceChristine A. Hudak, Ph.D., RN-BC, CPHIMS

Case Western Reserve University

A New Way of Viewing Teaching & Learning

Learning as Open Source Open Source software collaboratively builtNo ownership or creditAvailable to all

Learning as Open Source “Sage on the Stage” is now “Collaborator on the Web”Know yourself, your students, technologies

Predominate Themes Interactive information sharingUser-centered designCollaborationSocial networking sitesInteroperability

Web 2.0 PrinciplesGoogle: software toolsGoogle: specialized databaseWithout data, tools are uselessWithout software, data is unmanageable

Keys to Web 2.0Software value proportional to the scale & dynamism of data it helps to manageNetwork effects from user contributions

Core Competencies of Web 2.0Services keyShrink wrap days are historyControl over data sources Users as co-developers

Core Competencies of Web 2.0Harness collective intelligenceCustomer self-serviceSoftware beyond single deviceLightweight user interfaces

Social (Web 2.0) TechnologiesFacilitate community building

Share interest or activitiesTagged profiles

Communication via multiple channels

Control & Harness Web 2.0Use appropriate technology Use valuable technology Use suitable technology

Key to Web 2.0 applications: know what you want to accomplish, how your students learn , how you teach

Think in Terms of Informatics Core Principle

DataInformationKnowledgeWisdom

The Dark SideNew Web 2.0 app released q 10”Infatuation = inappropriate use

It’s All About the Network!Power in apps of Web 2.0Manage & channel dataChoose wisely & well

Social (Web 2.0) TechnologiesBlogsWikisPodcastsSlideshare, Picasa, Flickr

Social (Web 2.0) TechnologiesReally Simple Syndication (RSS) FeedsSocial software

(e.g., Facebook MySpace, and social networking sites)

Twitter/Plurk

Easily created & updatedInteractiveMore freeing than Blackboard, Moodle, or Web CTResponse from undergrads

Blogs or Weblogs

Types of BlogsCreative, reflectiveInformationalConnect with other classes

WikisRemove Wikipedia™ from mixImportant collaborative toolSeminar add inLecture extender

Wikis with UndergradsFirst year students research & write topicsThird year students construct linksGrad students upload to WikiPB Wiki or Case Wiki

PodcastsImportant adjunct to class readingsITunes or Podcast AlleyEasily added to Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle

SlideshareUpload, find, & share Public posting Distinct URLs for linkingDedicated class use Picasa,

FlickrMost popular image sharing sitesOne of many in genre Associated with Yahoo

SlideflickrCreate slide shows Use files from Flickr account Customize your presentation

Picasa in an Integrated SeminarAssignment: Pictures @ an Exhibition100 slides in Picasa albumPreviously posted to BlackboardEasier access, better clarity

RSS – The World in Your InboxReally Simple SyndicationBegin to use ASAPAvoid repeated visits to web sitesUse the “feed”.

RSS Feeds for StudentsRequired assignment in junior & senior studentsSet up feed for selected subjects Must Twitter about findingsWay to connect to most current information

Social Bookmarking, Tagging, Folksonomy

Created by usersTag content generated, sharedOrganized into genresAnnotated good sitesBookmark, tag, organize share

Do you Tweet? Twitter? Plurk? Not useless if appropriate140 characters or lessPrivacy is key Useful for directing to new information

Twittering & Plurkking Primary difference: length of entryTinyurl is key to length Students use for posting timely informationTwitter during class or outside

LinkedIn™Professional Facebook™ CollaborativeInteractions with groups & individualsWork it every dayNetworking for Informatics students

Facebooking FrenzyWhat do you want to accomplish?How much do you want others to know?How much time do you want to waste?It doesn’t have to be

Second Life for SimulationPlace not game Opportunities for networkingMust be 18+ to be on Adult Grid

NingCollaborative workspace

Adobe ConnectAllows collaborative teaching & learningVoice & video capableCan use slides, whiteboard, interactive chatCan include those outside the organization

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Available on My Websitehttp://fpb.case.edu/CNIAHandouts, bibliography, web addressesBy December 1, 2009