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A presentation to kick off a workshop at ICL2009 conference, given by Giselle Ferreira, Wendy Fisher, Jon Rosewell & Karen Kear, The Open University. http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/terg/
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Exploring Web 2.0 to support online learning communities: where technology meets pedagogy Giselle Ferreira, Wendy Fisher, Jon Rosewell & Karen KearTERG/Department of Communication and Systems/COLMSCT
Overview
• 9:00 Introductions • 9:50 Hands-on 1: Exploring ning• 10:30 Coffee Break• 11:00 Hands-on 2: Exploring Web 2.0 applications scenarios
Who are you?• Where do you work and what do you do there?
• Pick a Web 2.0 tool that you could use in a course you teach. Convince your line manager that this is a really good idea!
The Open University
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/explained/distance-learning.shtml
Open Distance Learning Model
LearningResources Student
Central Academic
Tutor
TutorAssess
Communications TechnologiesAnalogue Digital Web / VLE
Face to Face CMCs Virtual
Telephone Email
Mobile phone
Skype
Text / SMS / MMS
Cassette and video tape
CD / DVD Podcast
RSS
TV Broadcast Video / screencast
Tutorial Chat rooms
Instant messaging
Virtual classroom
Virtual world
Discussion and debate
Conferencing
Forums
Social networking
Blog / Twitter
Paper handout File Transfer Wiki
1960s / 1970s 1980s / 1990s 2000s / Blended era
Beechener, K and Fisher, W 2009 Blending Technology with Pedagogy
Wendy’s interests
•Supporting Tutors in their use of technology•Monitoring tutor performance•Experiential approach •Constructivist approach•On-line community for BFPO students •Social Networking and on-line community
Giselle’s interestshttp://www.cands.org/Home/people/giselle-ferreira
• Broad area: Impact of Internet technologies on teaching and learning practices
– Web-based tools– Open Educational Resources and Open Learning
Environments • Theme: Boundaries
– ‘teacher’ vs. ‘learner’– ‘formal’ vs. ‘informal’ learning– ‘content’ vs. ‘presentation’
Project 1: ATELIER-D• Achieving Transformation, Enhanced Learning and Innovation through Educational Resources in Design
•The ‘atelier’ in Design Education– Collaborative: learning with others– Constructivist: learning by doing
• The ‘online atelier’– Tools: trials– Pedagogy: integration
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Project 2: ‘Ethics and technology’
OpenLearn
Centre for Excellence in Teaching and LearningCentre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology
Participation in forums – context• The Open University
–distance learning for 40 years–about 200,000 students–159,000 students online
• Online forums for teaching and learning–more than 20 years–now 448,000 postings per month–variety of purposes
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The few and the many…
–a few students post many messages–many students post a few messages
Digital photography:creating and sharing better images
• Distance education students• About 1500 students, twice a year• No face-to-face, no personal tutor• Peer support
– Moderated conferences– OpenStudio photo-sharing site
A learning journey
Karen’s interests
• Technology and Education Research Group (TERG)– www.open.ac.uk/blogs/terg/
• Research on wikis and forums– for online tutorials and group projects
• Research on synchronous conferencing– for online tutorials
Wikis for group projects
• Most groups used the wiki for contributing material and the forum for discussion– “The wiki and the forum are both important and useful to the tasks, the wiki
is best for creating an actual collaborative document and the forum is good for the discussion supporting and surrounding the topic.”
• Nearly all students thought it was useful to have both tools available – “These tools have different uses, so we used each tool for what it was good
at.”
• Some groups also used live chat– “Let’s not forget the chat facility too - a very useful tool for troubleshooting or
immediate problems.”
Elluminate conferencing
Links• Wendy’s final COLMSCT report ‘Do we engage the student in e-assessment by personalising lecturers’ feedback interventions?’ http://www.open.ac.uk/colmsct/resources/details/detail.php?itemId=48bff7c02ccac• Wendy’s twitter page: http://twitter.com/Fisher1 • ATELIER-D: blog at http://designthinking.typepad.com/atelierd/ and Website at http://design.open.ac.uk/atelier-d/ • OpenLearn: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn • iSpot: http://www.iSpot.org.uk• TERG Blog: http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/terg/index.php • TERG OU ICL 2009 Ning Network: http://tergou.ning.com/ • TERG OU ICL 2009 Wiki: http://icl2009web2.pbworks.com/ • Department of Communication and Systems: http://www.cands.org• COLMSCT: http://www.open.ac.uk/colmsct