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Beyond Classroom Walls

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New Boundaries for Teaching and Learning with Digital Tools

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Redefine Boundaries

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Elsewhere

Student

Instructor

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Social, networked learning- Comfort with being uncomfortable (thanks Jeff!)- Social != drinks & snacks, parties, Facebook games.- Create a space for shared thinking and practice- Instructor sets an example

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Student | InstructorMake myself and class more open

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Communication Methods

MeStudent

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Phone

Email

In Person

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Communication Methods with Digital Tools

MeStudent

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Phone

Email

In Person

Facebook

TwitterAIM

Blogs

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Lay down rules- Discuss grades only in person- Status messages for AIM- Try other ways if I don’t respond.- Uncomfortable? Use three traditional methods.

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Good course website...- Makes it easy to access course information- Encourages student participation- Easy for instructor to manage.

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Course Sitemap

Home

Requirements Projects Schedule Students

Display 10 blog postsLink to Facebook AppLink to archivesSearch course siteDisplay Contact Information

Course policiesRequired booksAttendance

Wikipedia entryCourse weblogBlog CommentsMovie Review

Weekly schedule pulled from database.Make sure all links to readings work!Make sure the vCal link works!

Discuss with class about user profiles.Link to individual student blogs

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Course Site

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Subscribe to vCal file

Click it!

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Pull Schedule into Calendar App

Includes title, date, and assignments

in notes

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Facebook AppClick it!

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Facebook App

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Facebook App

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Facebook App

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- Courseware - Use WordPress for course site- WPBook - Pull WordPress blog into Facebook

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S ScholarPress

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Student | Other Students- Weblogs and blog comments.- Use blogs as intro for in-class discussion- Use students for tech support

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Weblogs- Group versus Individual- My best course blog: 200+ posts, 500+ comments

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Student Groups on Blog

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Student Activity on Blog

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Jump-start Discussion- Open with asking a student about a post she wrote.- Ask another student who commented to elaborate.- Blogs are great for “Intellectual Playfulness.”

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Edublogs

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Blog services- WordPress- Edublogs- Blogger- Typepad

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Students | Elsewhere- Explore other communities doing history- Group work beyond the classroom, beyond fellow students in class.

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Flickr “History” Groups

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Wikipedia1. Write a ~500 word article on a topic related to history, with proper citations and a bibliography, with links to two websites and two Wikipedia pages.

2. Watch what happens to your article after publishing, talk to others contributing, try to save your article if its flagged for deleting, and write about your experience.

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Choose a Topic: Wikipedia “Stubs”

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Learn how to write for Wikipedia

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Post, watch, and respond!

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Possible Results?A Wikipedia keeps the article.B Wikipedia reverts changes.C Wikipedia flags the article for deletion

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Why Assign Wikipedia?- Demystify Wikipedia- Writing facts versus making arguments- Broaden audience, encourage participation.

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Goals with Digital Tools:- Teach students how to communicate. - Demonstrate how to use social media responsibly.- Make myself and course more open and usable.- Encourage students to participate in learning outside of classroom.

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My Toolkit- Course Website/Weblog, with a few plugins- Social Media: personal blog, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube- Instant Messenger, cell phone, txt- Facebook- Wikipedia

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Thanks! Lets Talk More:- Email: [email protected] AIM: jboggs22- Web: clioweb.org- Twitter: twitter.com/clioweb- Slides at: slideshare.com/clioweb

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