hmid6303 participatory learning culture
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Reflections on participatory learning culture based on book by Bonk, The World is OpenTRANSCRIPT
Presentation on Chapter 7Opener 6: learner participation in open information communities
by Nokuthula Vilakati, MIDT Student 27.02.2010
Based on Bonk, C.J . (2009). The World is Open
Overarching Issues
What is the extent of the impact of open content and tools on e-learning?
Which are the best practice examples of open information communities and tools in terms of their contribution towards free and open access materials?
Is there compelling evidence of learner participation in open information communities?
Does web2.0 impact e-learning?By revolutionizing our ideas towards:• Access to information• Permanence of ideas• Expertise• Quality standards for information• Knowledge authority• Information sharing; and• Ownership of knowledge?
‘Web 2.0 harnesses the collective intelligence of individuals in a time of knowledge abundance- the participatory learning age’
Participatory communities & tools
Wiki: a means for work teams to collaboratively write and edit documents online
• Wikipedia as example of social constructivist nature of knowledge (founded by Jimmy Wales)
-relies on post publication peer reviews for self regulation and quality assurance
• Future of Wikipedia: to be more personalized and customized
Commons- Free media repository WikiQuote- Quotation collection
Wikispecies- Directory of species
Wikiversity- Free learning materials & activities
Selected Wikimedia Community Projects
Learner participation & empowerment
• Learners’ voice in own learning activities• Learner’s increase responsibility for own
learning
‘Today…learners can find, design, mix and remix, repurpose and select
content to share’
Affordances of web 2.0 tools to learners
• Increased learner participation through creating own wikibooks;
• Produce own news with Current TV and generate own radio programmes with syndicated podcasts;
• Post comments about books, news and other podcasts in blogs or online discussion groups
• More collaborative team work, for teams to interact and negotiate ideas
Web 2.0 social networking tools for e-learning
• Tool 1: ChinswingRationale:‘the world needs more
communication between people of differing social, political and religious contexts…’
Benefits• Tool for online language
use• To talk and discuss
issues (to bring about social change)
• To foster tolerance towards diversity
Web 2.0 tools cont.
• Tool 2: dotSUB
• Tool 3: YackPack
Benefits• Adds subtitles in any
language to online videos
• For sending audio files via e-mail- to practise language skills, for course announcements, expert commentaries etc
Wide array of free learning resources
‘An always-on always-new always-free resources for learning’
Combined tools- for personalized learning such as through watching a Common Craft video through dotSUB
YouTube - a powerful vehicle for learning, as students can create a YouTube video as a class project
Common Craft- with free online videos on web 2.0 tools and applications (podcasts, wikis, social networking, RSS feeds, blogs, Twitter, social bookmarking)
YouTube Story 1: Dancing MattTo foster a sense of global harmony and individual uniqueness through online video
Source: http://varaljay.com/hu/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/varaljay_dancing_matt.jpg)
DID YOU KNOW?: YouTube Video Story 2•China and India seem likely to have more honours students than total number of students in the US•China will soon become the world’ s top English speaking country•Education to prepare students for future job demands; enabled to work with emerging technologies
(Now made possible by wealth of inexpensive collaborative technologies)
Other popular videos of ‘authentic learning in action’
African school dream – to show the rest of the world the plight of Godwin Agudey’s New Era school (filmed by Yan Chun Su/ “Ysu”)
Global Nomads Group and International Studies for Indiana Schools-for students to learn about world cultures through videoconferencing
(To foster tolerance and openness)
Power of learning networks: One person, and one technology, can prompt us to reflect and rethink the purpose and goals of education worldwide.
‘One-to-many has become many-to-many’
(Source: http://lucalongo.allrightsolutions.com/)
Examples of networks
TeacherTube: Offers repository of teaching and learning ideas•Users create video groups, subscribe to channels and member videos•Users upload, tag and share videos•Users create playlists and share with networks
Big Think: video content site for people to generate, learn about and discuss ideas
Research Channel: to access and participate around research of world class institutions
SciVee: for scientists to share technical papers, post videos, podcasts , pubcast and form communities around research
Participatory e-books• Revolutionize traditional publishing: authors more in control
of participatory publishing process
Example 1: WEbook model: launch book idea or project then collaborative writing followed by collaborative editing
Example 2: MIT’s Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content and Open Knowledge
Example 3: Yale’s book by Yochai Benkler, The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Scribd and LibraryThing
• Scribd- Paper sharing site for educators to share syllabi, curriculum lessons and books using a Flash based document, iPaper
• LibraryThing- for posting books, join interest groups/book clubs, discuss, tag, rate, review, borrow and buy books
Reflections to share on Ning
Is there a shift in e-learning towards more participatory learning by students?
How about the reality of social exclusion and marginalization of students with no access to technologies?
Can students afford not to engage in participatory learning?’
ReferencesBonk, C.J. (2009). The World is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education, Hoboken:
Jossey-BrassSee also: http://teachknowlogist.blogspot.com/2009/08/world-is-open.html