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Web 2.0 and Social Media

Web 2.0 and Social Media. Dalia Hanna, LTO Program Coordinator Michelle Schwartz, LTO Research Associate Anthony Francescucci , Professor, Business Management, TRSM. New Faculty Orientation August 23, 2011. Workshop Agenda. Overview of Web 2.0 tools and their use in the classroom

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Web 2.0 and Social Media

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  1. Web 2.0 and Social Media Dalia Hanna, LTO Program Coordinator Michelle Schwartz, LTO Research Associate Anthony Francescucci, Professor, Business Management, TRSM New Faculty Orientation August 23, 2011

  2. Workshop Agenda • Overview of Web 2.0 tools and their use in the classroom • Discussion of using Web 2.0 tools in a Ryerson classroom • Hands-on lesson demonstrating wikis and Google Docs

  3. What is Web 2.0? In the beginning, there was… Web 1.0 • Static • Centralized • Read-only • One-way flow • of information Encyclopedia Britannica (http://www.britannica.com/) as of July 7, 2002. Courtesy of:

  4. What is Web 2.0? And then, there was… Web 2.0 • Dynamic • Scalable • User-generated • Remixable “An essential part of Web 2.0 is harnessing collective intelligence, turning the web into a kind of global brain.” - Tim O’Reilly, “What Is Web 2.0?” September, 2005

  5. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Tools available at Ryerson: • Blogs and RSS feeds • Wordpress via blog.ryerson.ca • Class blogs, instructor blogs, • student blogs For assistance using any of these tools, contact the Digital Media Projects office

  6. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Tools available at Ryerson: • Podcasting and Streaming Video • iTunes U • Ryecast For assistance using any of these tools, contact the Digital Media Projects office

  7. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Tools available at Ryerson: • Wikis and Document Sharing • Confluence • Alfresco For assistance using any of these tools, contact the Digital Media Projects office

  8. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Tools available at Ryerson: • Social networking • Engage (elgg) For assistance using any of these tools, contact the Digital Media Projects office

  9. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Tools outside of Ryerson: An instructional technologist from the DMP can help you choose the right tool, and provide you with all the necessary information for meeting FIPPA and accessibility guidelines. For assistance using any of these tools, contact the Digital Media Projects office

  10. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Technology: Video (Lecturecasting) “Killing the Lecture With Technology, Part II,” By Marc Parry. The Chronicle of Higher Education. August, 2010.

  11. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outcomes: Video (Lecturecasting)

  12. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outcomes: Video (Lecturecasting)

  13. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outcomes: Video (Lecturecasting) “Almost half the class earned A’s (I do not curve grades), and for the first time that I can recall, nobody failed the course”—David Miller

  14. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Technology: Podcasting The University of Wisconsin at Madison awarded grants to 90 faculty members to enable them to create podcasts to accompany their courses. “Podcasting: a Stepping Stone to Pedagogical Innovation,” by Jan Cheetham, Steve Ackerman, and Kathy Christoph, Engage, University of Wisconsin

  15. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Technology: Podcasting The University of Wisconsin at Madison awarded grants to 90 faculty members to enable them to create podcasts to accompany their courses. Faculty created: Lecture Supplements (48 courses) “Podcasting: a Stepping Stone to Pedagogical Innovation,” by Jan Cheetham, Steve Ackerman, and Kathy Christoph, Engage, University of Wisconsin

  16. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Technology: Podcasting The University of Wisconsin at Madison awarded grants to 90 faculty members to enable them to create podcasts to accompany their courses. Faculty created: Lecturecasts (15 courses) “Podcasting: a Stepping Stone to Pedagogical Innovation,” by Jan Cheetham, Steve Ackerman, and Kathy Christoph, Engage, University of Wisconsin

  17. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Technology: Podcasting The University of Wisconsin at Madison awarded grants to 90 faculty members to enable them to create podcasts to accompany their courses. Faculty created: Sounds (11 courses) “Podcasting: a Stepping Stone to Pedagogical Innovation,” by Jan Cheetham, Steve Ackerman, and Kathy Christoph, Engage, University of Wisconsin

  18. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Technology: Podcasting The University of Wisconsin at Madison awarded grants to 90 faculty members to enable them to create podcasts to accompany their courses. Faculty created: Student Presentations (5 courses) “Podcasting: a Stepping Stone to Pedagogical Innovation,” by Jan Cheetham, Steve Ackerman, and Kathy Christoph, Engage, University of Wisconsin

  19. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outcomes: Podcasting Participating faculty and students were surveyed after the program’s completion. “Podcasting: a Stepping Stone to Pedagogical Innovation,” by Jan Cheetham, Steve Ackerman, and Kathy Christoph, Engage, University of Wisconsin

  20. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outcomes: Podcasting • Participating faculty and students were surveyed after the program’s completion. • Easy to produce and distribute • Evidence of learning gains • Enhanced student experience “Podcasting: a Stepping Stone to Pedagogical Innovation,” by Jan Cheetham, Steve Ackerman, and Kathy Christoph, Engage, University of Wisconsin

  21. Web 2.0 in the Classroom • Possible academic uses: • Follow your colleagues or your field • Develop a classroom community • Conference tracking via hashtags • Survey tool • Class participation Technology: Microblogging (Twitter)

  22. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Class participation and community: Technology: Microblogging (Twitter)

  23. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outcomes: The UT Twitter Experiment • Students could respond and/or ask questions • Enhanced the discussions and brought more student interaction. • Encouraged students to engage who otherwise would not. “Some General Comments on the Twitter Experiment,” Monica Rankin

  24. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Outcomes: In a study conducted with 125 students, the group using Twitter had a: • Significant increase in engagement • Higher grade point average Junco, R., Heiberger, G. and Loken, E. (2011). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27: 119–132.

  25. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Technology: Google Maps Visit: http://maps.google.ca

  26. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Possible academic uses: Technology: Google Maps

  27. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Possible academic uses: Technology: Google Maps

  28. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Possible academic uses: Technology: Google Maps

  29. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Possible academic uses: Technology: Google Maps

  30. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Possible academic uses: Technology: Google Maps

  31. Web 2.0 in the Classroom Possible academic uses: Technology: Google Maps

  32. Google Docs: Another Way to Collaborate With Google Docs, users can create, edit, and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. You can import Microsoft Office files and edit them within Google Docs, or you can create a file within Google Docs and export it as a Microsoft Office compatible file.

  33. Google Docs: Another Way to Collaborate • Google Docs for Educators http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html • Google Docs' sharing features enable you and your students to: • Decide exactly who can access and edit documents • Helps promote group work and peer editing skills • Publish announcements about upcoming assignments and monitor student progress • See clearly who contributed to what assignment and when • It's easy to collaborate online with fellow students, even when they aren't in the same place, and they can get feedback easily from each other

  34. Google Docs: Another Way to Collaborate Google Docs are the best choice for synchronous collaboration on a single document - with some delay, users can see others’ changes as they occur! The system handles conflicting changes well.A history of revisions is kept for all documents.Each spreadsheet has a built in chat room for collaborators.Each presentation has a built in chat room for viewers.Upload and export most word processing and spreadsheet file types. Go to https://docs.google.com

  35. Google Docs: Create Online Document Click on “Create New” and select “Document”

  36. Google Docs: Create Online Document Click on “untitled document” area, a small screen will pop-up write a name and press “OK”

  37. Google Docs: Create Online Document A small screen “Rename Document” will pop-up write a name and press “OK”

  38. Google Docs: Sharing the Document Click on the “Private to only me” link

  39. Google Docs: Sharing the Document In the small screen “Sharing Settings” click on “Change” link

  40. Google Docs: Sharing the Document Select “Anyone with the link”, then check the box besides “allow anyone to edit (no sign-in required) then click ”Save”

  41. Google Docs: Sharing the Document Copy the highlighted link by pressing “Ctrl V”, then press “Close” Use this link to send to other so they could edit the same document. If you Select “Public on the web,” and others know the name of your document they can search for it.

  42. Google Docs: Sharing the Document Click “Save” on the upper hand corner of the page (note that the document gets saved automatically if you forgot to save it). Close this page and refresh your browser, the document will be listed on your screen. You have now created a shared Google Document!

  43. Google Docs: Sharing the Document You can edit a shared document and also add comments. To find the document, use this link http://bit.ly/o2Nm2R The link is also posted at http://lto.blog.ryerson.ca https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NqJa3xFKyALrS4y5sIH2a-pJ8uxhBmLFjNyy_BBmFgY/edit?hl=en

  44. Google Docs: Sharing the Document To add comments or to engage in a discussion. Click on the “Discussions” button, select show discussion and start typing. Save and close.

  45. Wikis: Create a shared website We will use Wikispaces as an example. Go to www.wikispaces.com

  46. Wikis: Create a shared website

  47. Wikis: Create a shared website Click on “Create a New Wiki” button

  48. Wikis: Create a shared website Type the name of your wiki; the web address will always be xxxxxx.wikispaces.com. Select the permission level from the list then select the wiki type from the drop down menu and press “Create”

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