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WWW and educational uses WWW and educational uses for teachersfor teachers

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WWW and educational uses for teachers

Structure Structure

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StructureStructure

• IntroductionIntroduction• Word Wide WebWord Wide Web• WWW Educational UsesWWW Educational Uses• ConclusionsConclusions

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IntroductionIntroduction

• The The World Wide WebWorld Wide Web, abbreviated as , abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as The WWW and commonly known as The Web, is a system of interlinked Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents contained on the hypertext documents contained on the Internet. With a web browser, one can Internet. With a web browser, one can view web pages that may contain text, view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia images, videos, and other multimedia and navigate between them by using and navigate between them by using hyperlinks. hyperlinks.

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WWW Global Statistics WWW Global Statistics

542 Million Hosts

(ISC Jan 2008)

1,464 Million Users

(InternetWorldStats.com, June 30, 2008)

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Word Wide Web and EducationWord Wide Web and Education

• Because of its hyper media and distance Because of its hyper media and distance delivery capacities, the Web has certainly delivery capacities, the Web has certainly shown its potential for buildingshown its potential for building ““EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS”” in a in a larger sense. We can distinguish among: larger sense. We can distinguish among: – Campus-Wide Information Systems. Campus-Wide Information Systems. – Just in Time Open Learning Information Just in Time Open Learning Information – Departmental Education and Research. Courses Departmental Education and Research. Courses

syllabus (program, grading, exercises, etc.)syllabus (program, grading, exercises, etc.)– Distribution of learning material Distribution of learning material

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Google groups (http://groups.google.com)

• Google Groups help users connect with people, access information, and communicate effectively over email and on the web

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Google GroupsGoogle Groups• Search or browse for information: Want to learn

about car repair? Have a question about computers? You can find a discussion or a group about it.

• Make a group of your own: Why not start your own group? For your family, your softball team... Creating a group is easy - just pick a name and start inviting members.

• Join a group: Find something you like? Join straight away, or request an invitation if it's a private group

• Discuss online or over email• Create rich, custom pages• Customize your look and graphics• Share files and member information

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Wiki (http://www.wikispaces.com)

• A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages

• Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites

• The collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the best-known wikis

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Blog (http://edublogs.org)

• A type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

• Entries are commonly displayed in reversechronological order.

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Open educational resources Open educational resources (1/2) (1/2)

• Open educational resources (OER)Open educational resources (OER) are learning materials that are freely are learning materials that are freely available for use, remixing and available for use, remixing and redistribution.redistribution.

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Slideshare (www.slideshare.com)

• Search PowerPoint presentation on certain thematic areas

• Upload presentations• Find educational material• Connect with people of common

interests

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Open educational resources Open educational resources (2/2) (2/2)

• Open educational resources include: Open educational resources include: – Learning content: full courses, course materials,

content modules, learning objects, collections, and journals.

– Tools: Software to support the creation, delivery, use and improvement of open learning content including searching and organization of content, content and learning management systems, content development tools, and on-line learning communities.

– Implementation resources: Intellectual property licenses to promote open publishing of materials, design-principles, and localization of content.

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WWW educational resources

• Thousands of open educational resources and courses are now available using the www, and the number is growing rapidly.

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Educational GamesEducational Games

• Games are intrinsically motivating (Lepper, Games are intrinsically motivating (Lepper, 1981)1981)– Fantasy, control, challenge, and curiosityFantasy, control, challenge, and curiosity

• Games are social experiencesGames are social experiences– Competition, collaborationCompetition, collaboration

• Learning through Play (Rieber, 1996)Learning through Play (Rieber, 1996)– ConstructionConstruction– ExperimentationExperimentation– Constructivist pedagogiesConstructivist pedagogies

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Second Life (1/2)Second Life (1/2)

• Second Life is used as a platform for Second Life is used as a platform for education by many institutions, such as education by many institutions, such as colleges, universities, libraries and colleges, universities, libraries and government entities.government entities.

• At least 300 universities around the world At least 300 universities around the world teach courses or conduct research in SL. New teach courses or conduct research in SL. New educational institutions have also emerged educational institutions have also emerged that operate exclusively within Second Life,that operate exclusively within Second Life, taking advantage of the platform to deliver taking advantage of the platform to deliver content to a world wide audience at low cost.content to a world wide audience at low cost.

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Second Life (2/2)Second Life (2/2)

• Research has uncovered development, Research has uncovered development, teaching and/or learning activities which use teaching and/or learning activities which use Second Life in over 80 percent of UK Second Life in over 80 percent of UK universities.universities.

• Used for:Used for:– ScienceScience– Language education Language education – Arts Arts – MMusic usic – TheaterTheater

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Google MapsGoogle Maps

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Web

2.0

Or do you have a campus map in GIF format: poor quality when printed, not reusable, but at least you own it and you've got the University logo on it.

Or do you have a campus map in GIF format: poor quality when printed, not reusable, but at least you own it and you've got the University logo on it.

Google MapsGoogle Maps

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• Can you merge data from 3Can you merge data from 3rdrd party sources with your maps, party sources with your maps, like this merging of Google maps like this merging of Google maps and BBC traffic data?and BBC traffic data?

• See See http://www.backstage.co.ukhttp://www.backstage.co.uk for examples.for examples.

• Can you merge data from 3Can you merge data from 3rdrd party sources with your maps, party sources with your maps, like this merging of Google maps like this merging of Google maps and BBC traffic data?and BBC traffic data?

• See See http://www.backstage.co.ukhttp://www.backstage.co.uk for examples.for examples.

• MashupMashup – merging – merging information from information from multiple sources (cf multiple sources (cf music mashups)music mashups)

• MashupMashup – merging – merging information from information from multiple sources (cf multiple sources (cf music mashups)music mashups)

MashupsMashups

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Social Bookmarking / FolksonomiesSocial Bookmarking / Folksonomies

• del.icio.us is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks

• Delicious uses a non-hierarchical classification system in which users can tag each of their bookmarks with freely chosen index terms (generating a kind of folksonomy).

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Social Bookmarking / Folksonomies Social Bookmarking / Folksonomies •Social bookmark Social bookmark services introduced services introduced "folksonomies":"folksonomies":– User-defined tagsUser-defined tags– Used for bookmarking, Used for bookmarking,

shared photos, etc.shared photos, etc.

•Comments:Comments:– Librarians point out Librarians point out

flaws in approachflaws in approach– But can miss the But can miss the

potential benefitspotential benefits

Web

2.0

http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/ucisa-wlf-2004-11/

http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/ucisa-wlf-2004-11/

Looks a good event – I'll bookmark it (with 'UCISA' tag).

Looks a good event – I'll bookmark it (with 'UCISA' tag).What else have I bookmarked with the 'UCISA' tag? I notice others have bookmarked the same page.

What else have I bookmarked with the 'UCISA' tag? I notice others have bookmarked the same page.

Who are these other people?Who are these other people?What are their interest?What are their interest?As well as resource discovery, social bookmarking can help:

• Identify impact• Find related resources (cf

Amazon)

As well as resource discovery, social bookmarking can help:

• Identify impact• Find related resources (cf

Amazon)

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http://www.flickr.com/

+

“folksonomies”

Issues• Should you "claim your

tag" (e.g. "iwmw-2006") and convention (e.g. "leeds-publicity", "leedsmet-graduation-2006") for your photos, Blogs, etc.?

• Should you proactively make you photos, etc. available?

Issues• Should you "claim your

tag" (e.g. "iwmw-2006") and convention (e.g. "leeds-publicity", "leedsmet-graduation-2006") for your photos, Blogs, etc.?

• Should you proactively make you photos, etc. available?

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ConclusionsConclusions

• WWWWWW has largely been ignored until recently has largely been ignored until recently as a powerful educational tool. Scattered as a powerful educational tool. Scattered throughout cyberspace, one can now find throughout cyberspace, one can now find powerful examples of educators, students powerful examples of educators, students and researchers experimenting with Wand researchers experimenting with WWWWW as as a way to teach and to empower students with a way to teach and to empower students with newfound creative ability. And now that newfound creative ability. And now that mostmost classrooms are wired to the Internet, the true classrooms are wired to the Internet, the true potential of the Web in education can finally potential of the Web in education can finally be explored. be explored.