Learning, teaching & Web 2.0: Finding a comfortable fit
Patricia McGee, PhD.The University of Texas at San
Antonio
Web 2.0
Tim Berners Lee, http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/innovation/2007/07/the-future-is-s.html
Web 2.0
Tim Berners Lee, http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/innovation/2007/07/the-future-is-s.html
Affordances of Web 2.0?
• Web-based application,• Typically free to the
user, • Can support
collaboration and interaction,
• Highly responsive to the user
• Multi-modal
Web 3.0
Tim Berners Lee, http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/innovation/2007/07/the-future-is-s.html
On-call doctor
Vegetarian
Allergic to gluten
Nexters or Millennials
Veterans orTraditionalists Baby Boomers Gen Xers
Retiring from the
work force
67-88 years old
Middle to end work
force
50-66 years old
Beginning to mid work
force
30-49 years old
In K-20 education
system
10-29 years old
Sara McNeil, 2005
1922-1943 1944-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000
Generations
20th vs 21st Century Learning
Then• Textbook Learning• Lecture Learning• Project Learning• Video Learning• Distance Learning
Now• Adventure Learning• Virtual Learning• Learning through
Storytelling• Game Learning
Millennials
Characteristics• 34% are black, Hispanic,
Asian, or Native American
• One third have been raised by a single parent
• Play, social, and learning behavior has been framed by technology
Learning supported by• Teamwork/Collective
Reflection• Experiential/Active
Activities• Structure• Strategy & Problem
Solving• Guided Mentoring
Personal (learning) N
etwork
Social Media
Twitter™BlogsSmartPhonesiPods™GamesFacebook™Skype™YouTube™Meetup™Flickr™Ustream™The Sims™
keitai shousetsu – cell phone novels
SO WHERE’S THE LEARNING?
Study of Anatomy?
Complementarity of structure & functionLocations
InteractionsRelationships
Never memorize anything you can look up in book.
Albert Einstein
It doesn’t exist for me if it I can’t find it on Google™.
Unknown
Prepare for Future Learning
Tools by Name
Tools by Instructional Application
Active Construction of Knowledge
Strategies• Collaborative
Writing• Data Mashups• Visualizations• Polling/Surveying• Reflecting &
Reporting
Tools• Wikis• Google Apps™• Blogs• Poll Daddy™ • Hipcast™• Vyew™
Instructional Applications
Introduce Material• Anticipatory Set• Advance Organizer• Outline• Novel situation,
event, phenomenon
Present Information• Lecture quips• Primary data• Historical records• Previous student
presentations• Examples
examples
Social negotiation of understanding
Strategies• Peer Critique• ePortfolio (course, topic,
project)• Expert Review• Mentoring• Publication• Virtual Community of
Practice• Collaborative Note-taking
Tools• Epsilen™• Ning™, Elgg™, Yahoo Groups™• Google Apps™ • Twitter™• Lulu™, Scribd™• NoteMesh™
Instructional Applications
Provide examples of• Disciplinary skills• Processes• Documentation
procedures• Primary data• Secondary data
Types of Interaction• Check for
understanding• Contribution• Revision• Labeling (Tagging)• Ranking/Rating
examples
Learner Produced Content
Strategies• Digital Stories• Visualizations• Concept Maps• Information Mashups• Citizen Reporting
Tools• Our Story™• Bubblus™• Google Maps™• Flicker™• Wolfram|Alpha™,
DataMasher™• Blogs• Wikis• Podcasts• Videocasts
Instructional Applications
Strategies• Collections• Competitions• Showcase• Peer Review• Expert Review• Publication• Presentations
examples
Things Small
by Cynthia Dassler
Key Points for using Web 2.0 Tools
• Keep the learner in the forefront: Prepare for Future Learning (PFL)
• Select tools that for instruction as well as learning
• Make sure the tool supports the learning goal• Focus on practice, construction, and
collaboration.
