Learning Management with Web 2.0

Learning Management with Web 2.0 ISTC 605/705

LMS/CMS vs. (?) Web 2.0

Learning Management Systems

“The traditional LMS has played a central role in expanding the reach of online education and integrating online support tools into traditional face-to-face education” (Jones & Gelb, 2009, p. 180)

In one corner… Market share (2010): 57.1% “Solutions for Higher Ed” overview

…in the other corner… Market share (2010): 16.4% About Moodle

…other notables…

Web 2.0 Tools

Many tools, many features • Blogs • Wikis • Virtual environments (Second Life) • Social network sites (Ning) • Twitter • RSS “the problem of integration vs. separation” (Dalsgaard, para 12)

Goals for today • Explore the concept of learning management within the context of Web 2.0 • Take the LMS challenge! • Propose a new, Web 2.0-inspired LMS • Class will vote, fabulous prize to the winning team

Compare and contrast LMS (features, values) Web 2.0 (features, values)

Some questions… • Why are some educators exploring Web 2.0 tools as an alternative to traditional LMSs? • Can Web 2.0 technologies, theories, and models help us to re-think learning management? • What would a “good” LMS look like? • “Is the next step to integrate social software tools in LMS?” (Dalsgaard, para. 5) • Is a blog in Blackboard actually a blog? • “…the strengths of social software in relation to students’ self-governed activities concern students’ active use of and participation on the web”

The LMS Challenge • List the features you, as a teacher and student, want in a LMS • Evaluate existing learning management technologies • Bb, Moodle, Edline, Sakai • Design your own LMS • Use Dalsgaard approach as a jumping off point (p. 8) • Consider… • Web 2.0 ID model (user-centered/generated design) • Social learning • TPACK • Present idea to your classmates • Use images to give a sense of what it might include • Explain your thinking and ties to supporting theories/research

Learning Management with Web 2.0