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Web 2.0: Participation Replaces Publication

Web 2.0: Participation Replaces Publication

Giuliana Colalillo, Ph.D.Professor, Learning Design

Derrick Millard, M.Ed.Professor, Faculty Development and Learning Design

Centre for Curriculum and Faculty DevelopmentSheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced

Learning

Web 2.0/Colalillo & MillardWeb 2.0/Colalillo & Millard — — 22 — 28/05/2008 — 28/05/2008

AgendaVideo: The Machine is Us/ing Us*

1. Intro 1-2 min

2. Class Activity 10-15 min

3. Lecture Burst 8-10 min

4. Demonstration 25-35 min

5. Summary 3-5 min

6. Questions

*Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural AnthropologyYoutube, 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE





The Internet is NEW• Early 70s: first TCP/IP Network• 70s-80s: Internet matures: used for

research, academia• Early communities: e-lists, USENET• Late 80s: Web invented; DNS (domain

name system• 1990s: Internet takes off: WWW released;

privatization of networks, commercial ISPs, word ‘surfing the internet” coined

• 1993: MOSAIC, first browserSource: Nerds 2.0.1- A Brief History of the Internet

http://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1/timeline/index.html


The Internet Goes to School

• Late 80s: First schools gain Net access• Early projects: IEARN, Kidlink, GSN• 2004 Canadian stats:

• While the availability of the Internet in Canadian K-12 schools is reported to be at 95.9%

• Use of the Internet for online learning in K-12 is only 28.8%*

• No similar stats for post-secondarySource: StatsCan-Johanne Plante and David Beattie (2004)

http://www.iearn.org/

http://www.kidlink.org/

http://www.globalschoolnet.org/

http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=81-595-M2004017

http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=81-595-M2004017


Web 1.0: Who produced the content?

You and I read the

Net

You and I read the

Net

Experts with:

• HTML coding skills

• Programming skills

• Graphic design skills

• Hosting ability

• Advertising methods


Web 1.0: What are its characteristics?


What Changed?

• Late 1990s: New types of online software/web sites appear that simplify content creation

• Do not have to know HTML or Java or Flash

• Can upload, structure and create your own content and make it public or keep it private


Web 2.0AKA, Read/Write Web

• Allows people to focus on ideas and creativity rather than technical know-how

• Online content creation is simplified• Technical know-how is unimportant• Users can focus on

• Ideas• Collaboration• Creativity


Web 2.0AKA, Social Networking web• Websites that focus on community• Encourage interaction, discussion,

debate• Public member profiles• User-generated content• Often target specific audiences


Web 2.0Variety of online tools• Communication, e.g.,Skype• Citizen Journalism, e.g., Blogs, Youtube• Collaboration, e.g.,Wikis• Brainstorming & concept mapping, e.g.,

Bubbl.us• File sharing, e.g., Google docs• Tagging & social bookmarking, e.g., De.licio.us• Aggregators/RSS feeds e.g., Bloglines• Creation tools, e.g., Slideshare• Networking, e.g., Ning, Linkedin


Web 2.0Communication- Skype• Free software• Quick and easy to download, register and

use• Works on Windows, OSX, Linux, PDAs• Make internet phone calls to other

computers or land lines• Also chat, videoconference• Personal, professional, classroom uses• DE online coursesLet’s go to Skype

http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/


Web 2.0Citizen Journalism-Blogs• Blogging = web logging• Software made online publishing easy• Easy to create, update, edit• 3-step publishing process• Entries are archived automatically• You control who contributes or comments• Today: 60-100 million+ blogs online

Let’s go to Blogger

https://www.blogger.com/start


Web 2.0Citizen Journalism-YouTube• Video sharing website • Users can upload, view, and share video clips• Videos are shareable via the site, embedding in

HTML pages or via downloading (need software)

• Searchable • Groups allows users to share videos and have

discussions on a common theme.• Different accounts: comedian, director, guru,

musician, partner, politician, and YouTuber.

Let’s go to YouTube

http://youtube.com/


Web 2.0Collaboration-Wikis• Wiki=Hawaiian for “quick”• Wikipedia — biggest, most famous wiki Groups

can collectively work on topic of interest• Prototypical Web 2.0 technology• Entries are archived and can always revert to

any point in time• Variety of sites/flavours/styles— each with

pluses and minuses• Typically choice of public or private

Let’s go to our Wiki on WetPaint

http://web2sands.wetpaint.com/


Web 2.0Brainstoming/concept mapping: Bubbl.us

Let’s go to Bubbl.us

http://www.bubbl.us/

http://www.bubbl.us/


Web 2.0File Sharing-Google docs• Create documents presentations,

spreadsheets or upload existing ones• Share & collaborate in real time• Control who sees your documents &

when/who made changes• Download, save as PDF, share, view,

publish on web• NB: requires Gmail account

Let’s go to Google docs

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&nui=1&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=homepage&rm=false


Web 2.0Tagging & Social Bookmarking: Del.icio.us• Place to store your favourite bookmarks

online• accessible from anywhere on the web• organize and remember your

bookmarks by using tags, i.e., keywords• share your links with others, and see

theirs• Discover new sitesLet’s go to Del.icio.us

http://del.icio.us/

http://del.icio.us/

http://del.icio.us/


Web 2.0Aggregators/RSS feed: Bloglines• Personal site that allows you to stay

current with all your favorite news, blogs and feeds--in one place

• Free information management service• ”News aggregator" that collects online

information sources that broadcast their content to the web in so-called "syndicated feeds" or "news feeds" with new technologies like Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

Let’s go to Bloglines

http://www.bloglines.com/


Web 2.0Creation tools-Slideshare• Share your powerpoint presentations• Share publicly or privately• Search thousands of presentations• Join groups about interesting topics• Add widgets to your blog or website• Easy to share on social networks,

blogs & bookmarking sitesLet’s go to Slideshare

http://www.slideshare.net/


Web 2.0Networking-Ning• Social networking site• Educational Facebook• Provides an opportunity to harness the

power of social networking without intruding on students' private space

Let’s go to Ning or College 2.0 on Ning

http://www.ning.com/

http://college2.ning.com/


Web 2.0Networking-Linkedin• Profession social networking site• Upload your resume, make it public (if desired)• Make connections and allow those connections

(and their connections) to see your information• Search for connections or jobs• Contact people you are connected to for

introductions/help with work• Help you stay connected to students as they go

into industry

Let’s go to LinkedIn

http://www.linkedin.com/


Summary

• Explanations in plain English of many Web 2.0 tools

www.commoncraft.com


Web 2.0-SummaryCommon Elements

• Mostly web-based • Re-use information services • Significant social component • Sense of ownership and place • User-centric ways of organization • The users are an essential part


Web 2.0Skills needed

• Technical skills

• Content generation skills

• Research skills

• Information literacy

• Media literacy

• Online safety and responsibility


Web 2.0-SummaryOngoing Issues

• Copyright• Open Content-Creative Commons• Who is the expert?• Legitimate sources• Digital Divide


Web 2.0Are We Ready?

• Just getting used to Web 1.0• Blogs are seen as questionable• Wikis deemed untrustworthy• Sites are blocked, e.g., Blogger.com,

MySpace, Wikipedia• Web 2.0 projects are inherently

constructivist


What is next? Web 3.0!

• The read/write/execute Web• Tools that let you build online, create

software• Immersive virtual environments, user

controlled• Example: Second Life

http://www.secondlife.com/


Contact Us• Presentation & resources

http://web2sands.wetpaint.com/

• Giuliana [email protected]

• Derrick [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




web 2.0: participation replaces publication giuliana colalillo, ph.d. professor, learning design...

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