educ 7101 walden university november, 2009 by carol lee
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WEB 2.0 Tools IN EDUCATION
EDUC 7101Walden UniversityNovember , 2009
ByCarol Lee
Blogging
Web 2.0 Definition
Teaching &
Learning
Interest
Interaction
Collaboration
Differentiated Instruction
Learning Styles
Motivation
Blogging &Wikispaces Educational Purposes
Promotes active participation Interaction among students Collaboration on group projects Promotes critical thinking and higher
order thinking skills Gives learners the opportunity to reflect Improves writing competencies Reduces costs
WikispacesInnovation Development Process
Stage 1 – Need: To facilitate online collaboration and have
web pages that were easy for anyone to edit
Stage 2 – Research Ward CunninghamPortland Patterns Repository--- 1st Wikihttp://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?WelcomeVisitorsTangient LLC (Wikispaces creator)
WikispacesInnovation Development
Process Stage 3
Development Problems
No problems were cited
Intended AudienceComputer users that
wanted to create and share information
Stage 4 CommercializationCorporate AmericaEducation
○ Free space
WIKISPACES TIMELINE
• Knowledge
February 2005
• Implementation
March 2005• Persuasion
September 2005
• Confirmation
2006-Present
WIKISPACES S-CURVEN
umbe
r of r
egis
tere
d us
ers
2005 2006 2008 20090
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
4000000
Cumulative No. of AdpotersNew Adopters
BLOGGING“Online diary on Web site: a frequently
updated personal journal chronicling links at a Web site, intended for public viewing” (Encarta Online, 2009).
BLOGGING Innovation Development Process
Stage 1 – Need: To keep an up-to-date account of happening in a person’s life or business ventures
Stage 2 – ResearchOnline diariesLinks.net No real research besides individuals/businesses
creating the software to use blogs.
BLOGGING Innovation Development Process
Stage 3 – Development: 1. Initial beginning2. Automated Publishing Services3. Intended Audience
- Any computers users that want to create online diaries for personal or business use
Stage 4 – CommercializationVarious publication services
Mass Media
INTERNET
WIKISPACESBLOGGING
Blogging Timeline
Need
Research
Development
Com
mercialization
Knowledge Implementation PersuasionConfirmation
1997 19
97 1999
-pr
esen
t
BLOGGING S-CURVE
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080
20000000
40000000
60000000
80000000
100000000
120000000
140000000
160000000
180000000
200000000
CUMULATIVE NO OF ADOPTERS
NEW ADOPTERS
Num
ber o
f bl
ogge
rs
Innovators & Early Adopters
Tech Savvy Administrators
Faculty &
Staff
WikispacesBlogging
Persuasive Strategies for Adoption in Education
Trial period Providing
professional development
Individual assistance
LaggardsAdministrators,Faculty & Staff
withlittle or no technology skills
Well I just don’t knowif I can do it!!!!
Persuasive Strategies for adoption
Trial periods Providing Professional Development Personal assistance Incentives
Meeting Critical Mass in Education
Critical Mass Already Met!!!!!!
Best Approach to Adoption
•Sharing of power•Nonexperts•Problem centered•High degree of local systems
CHANGEAGENTS Administrators Principals
REFERENCES Cann, A. (2009). What's so special about web 2.0?
http://www.microbiologybytes.com/tutorials/ple/ple2.html Cunningham, W. (2009) WikiWiiWeb . Retrieved September 27,
2009 at http://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?WelcomeVisitors Encarta Online (2009). Blog. Retrieved September 29, 2009 from
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701704685/blog.html The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. (2009).
Retrieved September 29, 2009 at http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/wikis/index.htm
Wikispaces (2009). Wikispaces. Retrieved October 12, 2009 at http://blog.wikispaces.com/2009/03/wikispaces-birthday-site-statistics.html
Wikispaces.com. (2009). Wikispaces turns three. Retrieved at http://blog.wikispaces.com/2008/03/wikispaces-turns-three.html