Experiences of Using Podcasts, Blogs And Web 2.0 Experiences of Using Podcasts, Blogs And Web 2.0

For Education And Professional DevelopmentFor Education And Professional Development

Twenty-Fifth Annual InternationalNursing Computer / Technology Conference

Margaret Hansen

Associate Professor, The University of San Francisco, USA

W. Scott Erdley

Clinical Associate Professor, University at Buffalo, NY, USA

Peter J. Murray

Founding Fellow and Director, CHIRAD, UK

Collaborating on blogs, podcasts,vodcasts and other projects

www.hi-blogs.info

http://differance-engine.net/rutgers2007/

http://differance-engine.net/SINI2007blog/

• O’Reilly 2004

• Second generation of the Web

• Web 2.0 doesn't have a

• hard boundary,

• but rather, a gravitational core

Collaboration

Interaction

customization

Openness is the core paradigm

of content, tools and services in Web 2.0 digital environments

From: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/10/the_best_thing_.html

The best thing about Web 2.0

is that…

nobody knows

what the hell it really means.

Even the ones who coined the term are still

struggling to find a compact definition.

And this is the true beauty and power of Web 2.0

- it makes people think.

Web 2.0 websites are different from those of early web development, retroactively labeled Web 1.0.

They are designed to deliver interactive, versus static, applications to end-users. Their content is characterised by open communication, decentralised authority, and freedom to share and re-use materials across a more dynamic, interlinked and interactive World Wide Web.

They are often referred to as 'read/write web' applications.

Ajax

Ajax = Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

Not a single technology – rather a group of technologies working together

Truly interactive 2.0 applications

UsesXHTML and CSS for markup applicationsJavaScript or Jscript to interact with displayXHR (xmlhttprequest) as API

Blogs (web logs), podcasts, and wikis constitute a sub-set of what are commonly described as Web 2.0 or social networking tools.

They increasingly provide international online communication and collaboration among nurses and health informaticians.

Many applications are available as libre/free and open source software and will run on all operating systems – eg GNU/Linux, Mac OS ...

(and Windoze if you must).

Blogs – some basics

A blog (or weblog) is a website in which messages are posted

and displayed with the newest at the top ... blogs often focus on

a particular subject ... Some blogs function as online diaries.

A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs,

web pages, and other media related to its topic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Blogs – structure

A blog is usually edited, organised and published using a

Content Management System (CMS) ... many of are built with

Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (LAMP) architecture.

Blogger (www.blogger.com) - owned by Google

WordPress (www.wordpress.com) - FLOSS

Serendipity (s9y.org ) - FLOSS

Blogs – structure

And then it starts to get interesting ;-))

Other embellishments we have used:

- automatic podcasts with text-to-speech software

eg Talkr, feed2podcast

- RSS feeds – Feedburner, etc.

- tags –Technorati, etc

- added swickis and other things

- new for 2007 - accessible on a mobile phone

Conferences provide an opportunity for both formal and informal professional development, social networking, and collaborative knowledge development.

Web 2.0 tools, many of which are also often described as social networking software, afford connection and collaboration among individuals who wish to affiliate with one another.

Why do we want to provide blogs for virtual conference participation?

- not everyone can get to conferences

- what goes on at such events may not be shared with others

- so much good learning may be 'lost' to most colleagues – or those most in need of it

Why do we want to provide blogs for virtual conference participation?

- to provide virtual interaction for those unable to attend

- to promote the event

- to play with (explore) the technology

- to explore/research a collaborative model of blogging

Blogs for virtual conference participation

What we hoped for:

- lots of people wanting to post items

- lots of comments

- lots of readers

- demonstration of the collaborative model working.

Blogs for virtual conference participation

What we found:

- many promised but few delivered

- the principal providers were the main bloggers

- levels of use were lower than hoped

- reminders to people help in readership levels

- interaction is lower than hoped for

Blogs, interaction and participation – some evaluation data

- Generally felt to be a useful adjunct to events- Most felt was easy to use- Should be available post-event (archive)

'...personal ancedotes give a sense of voyeurism...being there without actually being physically there.'

'I like the first person 'conversation' style - as though speaking directly to me. Informal, easy to follow and relate to. If I disagreed or had comments, I knew I could add the blog to benefit other readers.'

Blogs, interaction and participation – some lessons learned

Must be as easy as possible to access and participate- eg wireless – or people won't post during the event

Reminders boost readership

RSS feeds to email/browser

Blogs, interaction and participation – is it worth the effort? - where next?

We currently do new clean install for each blog- to try out new tools – but labour-intensive

May look at one site for multiple events – but possibleconfusion here

We believe it is worth it, and valuable to those who douse it- but need to boost both readership and interaction

Further information and contact

www.hi-blogs.info

peterjmurray@gmail.com

Podcasting

Giving education a voice….Margaret Hansen

Podcasting A portmanteau of “broadcasting” and “iPod” Audio event, conversation, lecture, song,

speech, group presentation Uses RSS 2.0 Enclosures + Podcasting

software (e.g., MixCraft) to let users subscribe to audio content and have it automatically sync to the desired MP3 device

“Push” not “Pull” technology Portable On Demand-casting Tivo for your iPod (radio delivered via blogs)

Brief History

Termed by Dannie J. Gregoire

A shared vision from Adam Curry and Dave Winer

(blog fathers)

A. Curry wrote iPodder Apple Script 2004

Cross platform iPodder application released 2004

http://www.ippodder.org

Over 10,000 podcasts online today

Image credit: University of Missouri School of Journalism

Listen

You can listen to podcasts on: Macintosh laptops and desktops Windows or Linux laptops and desktops Any other MP3 players PDAs MP3-enabled mobile/cell phones

Podcasting

Strengths

Instructor’s desire to assist students’ meta-cognitive skills

Keep up with the reality of the students’ lives and use of media (Net Gen)

Academic podcasts easy to use: faculty and students

Easy to access via iTunes or desktop

Now iTunes University via USF Connect

Students report being more engaged in lecture

Learning

“Podcasting can really enrich the educational experience and can be a tremendous help to non-traditional learners...People learn differently. Some are auditory learners, where listening to a lecture is great, but looking at a page full of notes is a nightmare. Students with learning disabilities or ADHD might learn better through repetition, and with podcasting, they could replay lectures to their heart’s content...”

-Meredith Farkas, Librarian, Norwich University

http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/index.php?p=186

Learning

“…why not share a singlehigh quality set of notes, rather

than making lectures aspeed-writing test…”

D’Arcy Norman, University of Calgary

http://www.darcynorman.net/2004/10/30/podcasting-for-education

Podcasting Concerns

Slackers will skip class!

Visual images not captured as in F2F

Remedy may be podcasts with video

Research

Empirical research being done

http://catalyst.washington.edu/research_development/

Steve Schastain: U of Tennessee

http://schastain.jot.com/?login=1&loginCode=LoginPlease

N340 Principles and Methods

How to

The Bare Essentials•External Microphone

Microphone/headset Lapel microphone Pro-quality microphone

•Headphones Acts as monitor for your mix Normal/standard speakers

for your computer

The Nice Stuff •Pre-Amp

Dbx 26A

•Mixer M-Audio Firewire 410 Cubase LE TAPCO 6360

•Dedicated MP3 recorder Optional, but great for

mobile interviews Edirol M1 - MP3 and WAV

recorder

Recording Software: Mac Audacity ~ free

QuickTime Broadcaster ~ free

Garage Band ~ $79

Sound Studio 2 ~ $49

Bias Deck LE ~ $99

Logic Express ~ $99

Bias Deck ~ $399

Logic ~ $999

Ableton Live ~ $999

Recording Software: PC Audacity ~ free

MixCraft ~ $27

Cakewalk Home Studio 2 ~ $149

SoundForge ~ $399

Adobe’s Audition ~ $299

Ableton Live ~ $999

Cakewalk Sonar 4 ~ $479

Podcasting

Examples

OsiriX Imaging

http://homepage.mac.com/rossetantoine/osirix/Index2.html

M2H: Podcasts. http://www.m2hnursing.com/podcast/

Instant Anatomy http://www.instantanatomy.net/podcasts.html

Mobilcasting http://www.mobilcaster.com/

Podcasting Medical podcasts

http://www.ahsl.arizona.edu/weblinks/Medical_podcasts.cfm

Access Medicine

http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/podcast/acm/

Johns Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/mediaII/Podcasts.html

Profcast

http://www.profcast.com

Lions & tiggers & wikis, oh my!

the ‘beast’&

‘taming’ itW. Scott Erdley

- a dynamic, group-developed web pages easily created and accessed via a browser

- content may be updated or changed by anyone visiting the website (open authors)

- allow for asynchronous group socialisation, communication and collaboration

- a tool for archiving documents, brainstorming, and collaborative writing

Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), Wikinews (www.wikinews.org/wiki/Health)

What is a wiki?

Wiki - examples

Deltadigitalhttp://www.deltadigital.no/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php

Wikiprojecthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_National_Health_Service

Nursing Wikihttp://en.nursingwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page

PB wikihttp://pbwiki.com/

Case study

NI 2006 Post-conference 5 ‘groups’ Site hosted by group participant

http://kurse.ulrich-schrader.de/course/view.php?id=6 Site available - June 2006

Case study (2) Pro’s:

24/7 access Machine / platform independent Asynchronous communication

Con’s: 24/7 access Asynchronous communication Participant-driven

Case study (3) Actual use - minimal Email attachment versus use of wiki Difficult for most of group to use

Variety of rationales for this Lessons learned:

Need buy-in by participants Technical skills Time Experience with application helps Try with non-essential documents first to learn

Wiki alternative Online office productivity applications Example: Writely (http://www.writely.com)

Now part of Google (see G-docs) Main component

Separate site hosting the application Document available to invited collaborators Concurrent editing if necessar

Mainly asynchronous Basic tools of word processing or spreadsheet

Wiki alternative (2) Pro’s:

24/7 access Neutral site Platform independent No cost outside of net access

Con’s: Mainly asynchronous Net access necessary Downloading / ‘save as’ document functionality

Wiki & alternative summation

Pro’s and con’s with both More than these options Learn prior to ‘needed use’ Have fun!

Thanks to Peter Young & Steve Shastain For information in the podcasting and wiki

presentation