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John RaibleDebbie L. Kirkley

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AgendaIntroductionSocial Constructivism Diffusion of InnovationsImplementation at UCFWiki Research Lessons Learned/Pilot Study

University of Central FloridaEstablished, June 1963One of Florida’s 11 public universitiesFall 2007 Enrollment: 48,699Metropolitan university with 11 regional

campusesLocated East of Orlando

University of Central Florida

Looking at Web 2.0 for pedagogical implications, we concluded that Web 2.0 embodies constructivism theory.

“Knowledge is the result of social interaction and language usage, and thus is a shared, rather than an individual, experience.” (Dolittle, 1999)

Theory Practice

Social Constructivism

Social Constructivism Wheeler, Kelly, & Gale(2005) suggest

'transparent technologies' let the user concentrate more on the learning task by 'seeing through' the technology with which they are interacting.

The focus of these technologies is the user, especially in the aspects of content generation and usability.

Social Constructivism Constructivist learning should engage students

in meaningful learning:

Active and manipulativeConstructive and ReflectiveIntentional Authentic, Challenging and Real World

Diffusion of Innovation

Presented by

Debbie L. Kirkley

Diffusion of Innovation

Images created and permission granted by Ted Jalbert

-- Process by which an innovation -- is communicated through certain channels -- over time -- among members of a social system.

Everett Rogers (1995)

Diffusion

Diffusion of Innovation Model

Knowledge

Persuasion

Decision Confirmation

Communication Channels

Adoption Rejection

Adopters• Personality characteristics• Social characteristics• Perceived need for innovation

Social System • Social system norms• Tolerance of deviancy• Communication integration

Characteristics of Innovations• Relative advantage• Compatibility• Complexity• Triability• Observability

• Later Adoption• Continued Rejection

• Continued Adoption• Discontinuance

Time

Diffusion of Innovation Model

Knowledge

Persuasion

Decision Confirmation

Communication Channels

Adoption Rejection

Adopters• Personality characteristics• Social characteristics• Perceived need for innovation

Social System • Social system norms• Tolerance of deviancy• Communication integration

Characteristics of Innovations• Relative advantage• Compatibility• Complexity• Triability• Observability

• Later Adoption• Continued Rejection

• Continued Adoption• Discontinuance

Time

Diffusion of Innovation Model

Knowledge

Persuasion

Decision Confirmation

Communication Channels

Adoption Rejection

Adopters• Personality characteristics• Social characteristics• Perceived need for innovation

Social System • Social system norms• Tolerance of deviancy• Communication integration

Characteristics of Innovations• Relative advantage• Compatibility• Complexity• Triability• Observability

• Later Adoption• Continued Rejection

• Continued Adoption• Discontinuance

Time

Diffusion of Innovation

Time

Diffusion Process

Early Adopters

Take Off

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Source: Rogers, 1995

Diffusion of Innovation Model

Knowledge

Persuasion

Decision Confirmation

Communication Channels

Adoption Rejection

Adopters• Personality characteristics• Social characteristics• Perceived need for innovation

Social System • Social system norms• Tolerance of deviancy• Communication integration

Characteristics of Innovations• Relative advantage• Compatibility• Complexity• Triability• Observability

• Later Adoption• Continued Rejection

• Continued Adoption• Discontinuance

Time

Innovators / Leading edge:

• Experiment frequently with emerging innovations

• Leaders

Adoption Levels of Technology

Early adopters:

• Uses advanced features in generally adopted innovations

Adoption Levels of Technology

Early Majority / Mainstream:

• Uses generally adopted innovations proficiently on a regular basis

• Not prone to experimentation

Adoption Levels of Technology

Late Majority / Reluctant:

• Skeptics

• Try to use generally adopted innovations but have problems using basic features

• Will use innovations or products only when the majority are using it

Adoption Levels of Technology

Laggards /Avoiders:

• Love to hang onto the old ways

• Critical of new ideas

• Use technology as little as possible

• Will accept innovation only if it has become mainstream over a period of time

Adoption Levels of Technology

Where do you fall on the adoption curve?

1. Innovator

2. Early Adopter

3. Early Majority/ Mainstream user

4. Late Majority

5. Laggard/Avoider

Clip from “Reap The Wild Wind” (1942)

Diffusion of Innovation

Ease of Use

•Pick-up fruit

•Low-hanging fruit

•Top-hanging fruit

Implementation

Implementation Strategy•Initial determination by the Instructional Innovations Incubator group

•Investigation of current research

•Development of possible strategies for use in higher education

•Initial testing (piloting)

Refinement of best practices

Gathering of data

Application on a programmatic level

Ongoing evaluation

Implementation Strategy cont.

Research Question

How to implement wiki as an instructional strategy for higher education?

Research Method

Case studies - multiple casesPolitical ScienceEducationHealth Information

Data collectionReview wiki assignmentsInterviewsSurvey

Pilot GroupProvided them with Faculty Instructions

Setting up group wikis Inviting students to the groups Included face to face training within our faculty

development courseProvided them with basic Student Instructions

How to access and loginHow to edit and add pages

Provided them with model activitiesConsulted with faculty for their class needs

ExamplesPOS2041 - Dr. Annabelle ConroyEME2040 - Debbie L. KirkleyEME6807 - Dr. Judy LeeHSA6112 - Dr. Bernardo RamirezPOS2041 - Dr. Bob Bledsoe

Lessons Learned

Summary from Interviews

Advantages of using a wiki

Issues of using a wiki

Advice for adopting a wiki

Advantages

Ease of collaboration

Ease of use

A channel to the outside community

Richer contents

Future StudyFollow-up– Survey research

Prior computer competency & wiki knowledgeUser Experience (rate)Advantages & IssueDemographics

Implementation in Summer & Fall 2008

Questions?

Baiyun Chen PhD baiyun@mail.ucf.eduJohn Raible jraible@mail.ucf.eduDebbie L. Kirkley dkirkley@mail.ucf.edu