Remodeling CourseWorks: Web Services Explained

Presenters: Dan Beeby and Jonah Bossewitch

See how Really Simple Syndication (RSS), tagging, and other Web services can easily add a new dimension to course Web sites.

“Web services” = a ton of jargon

+ web servis [web ‘servis] - noun:

open-standard-based Web applications that exchange and process data. The results can be formatted for user-friendly presentation in different modes.

+ NYT XML/RSS HTML/JS

+ HUH??

RSS Revealed

email, mobile, Palm, iPod, desktop, etc …

“Web Services”: a history

“Web Services”: a history

“Web Services”: a future

“Web Services”: some variations

+ RSS (syndication, subscription)+ Tagging

+ Photo sharing+ Social bookmarking+ By whom, for whom, and why

(folksonomies - describing something in my own terms) + The whole is suddenly more than the sum

of parts

Where does my course site fit in?

• hot rod n. Slang. An automobile that has been rebuilt or modified to increase its speed and acceleration.

RSS Revealed

email, mobile, Palm, iPod, desktop, etc …

Demo

Balance

+ "Striking the balance between push and pull”+ Choice: How do students want to get info?

How do you want to deliver it?

Classroom Dynamics

+ how will students engage with information and each other?

+ how structured will participation be?

Purposeful Choices:

+ we haven't fully considered the range of uses... you'll help us do that with your needs.