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Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning:
A Practical Look at Blogs, Wikis and RSS
Paul Gormley
Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
[email protected]
091 - 492325
Learning Technologies Module – 3 February 2009
Objectives
Upon completion of this portion of the workshop students will be
able to competently:
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Create and edit a blog and a wiki for use within teaching and
assessment contexts
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Recommend an appropriate Web2.0 technology for
application in their teaching
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Topics we will cover
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Overview: What is Web 2.0?; introduction to Blogs, Wikis and
RSS
Blogs: posting to, commenting on, subscribing to feeds,
creating
Wikis: edit an existing wiki, comment on wiki/peer review,
revision history & rollback, document upload, create a wiki and
associated permissions
Planning eTivities: Brainstorming; refining; summarising
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Question: What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0
Source: http://kosmar.de/archives/2005/11/11/the-huge-cloud-lens-bubble-map-web20
Created by: Markus Angermeier
Michael Wesch
Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University
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Source: Social Media Starfish
Created by Darren Barefoot (a Creative Commons license).
Educational Context: Blogs, Wikis and RSS
Keywords:
 Groups
 Student-centred learning
 Collaboration
 Reflection
Application of Blogs, Wikis and RSS into eTivities:
 Sinead Hahessey, Nursing and Midwifery
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NUIG Collaboration Special Interest Group
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Blogs and Wikis
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Clarifying concepts
 Blogs
 Wikis
 RSS
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Showcase and discussion
 Some examples from our group
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Hands on activities and discussion
 Use Learning Objects blog and wiki features in Blackboard
 Brainstorming/planning blog-wiki activities
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Kick-off Meeting 29/08/2008
Some videos – Clarifying Concepts
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Blogs in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
Wikis in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
RSS in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU
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Showcase – Anyone Using Blogs or Wikis?
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Doris Devilly: German Student blog
Michael Campion: Wikis as Student Skills Portfolios
Modern Languages’ Community of Practice blog
Paul: Irish Learning Technology Association - PB Wiki
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Let’s Set Up Our Own Web 2.0 Blog and Wiki
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Blog to share ideas
Wiki to work collaboratively
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Over to you – hands on tasks
Over the next 15 minutes:
 Task 1
 In our Web 2.0 community wiki, set up your own wiki page
called ‘your name’.
 Briefly outline your golden nugget – an idea for using
blogs/wikis in your teaching
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Task 2
 Cut and paste these thoughts to the Web 2.0 community
blog
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Over to you (part 2) – hands on tasks
Over the next 15 minutes:
 Using your brainstorming sheets, pair up with a colleague and
jot down some planning ideas to help you on the path to the
golden nugget
 Edit your wiki page to reflect your plans
 You can copy the Brainstorming sheet from the Resources
wiki page if you want!
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Round up
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Give a two minute overview/summary of your plans
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Round up & Next steps
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If you are interested in seeing what others are doing in NUIG
 NUIG Teaching and Learning Forum – SIG Space
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If you want to try out blogs and wikis for yourself/students OR
If you want to create a blog or wiki project for this module
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Use a Blackboard course give it a go
OR
try out
 Blogs: Blogger or WordPress
 Wikis: PBWiki
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Use your planning sheets to structure and monitor
eTivities
Contact Paul or Fiona for help if required
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Workshop Assessment
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Copyright – we will upload the assignment to the module blog
tomorrow
4 Scenarios
 Must state whether you are PERMITTED or NOT Permitted
to use the resource in question with a supporting 75 word
rationale for your answer.
 There will be 4 answers plus supporting rationale per
answer.
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