web 2.0: what works with students
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Web 2.0: What Works with Students. Melissa K. Prescott Robin L. Ewing CETL January 2009 Faculty Workshop Days. About us. Melissa K. Prescott Reference Coordinator & Assistant Professor Learning Resources & Technology Services [email protected] Robin L. Ewing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Melissa K. PrescottRobin L. Ewing
CETL January 2009 Faculty Workshop Days
Web 2.0: What Works with Students
About usMelissa K. Prescott
Reference Coordinator & Assistant ProfessorLearning Resources & Technology [email protected]
Robin L. EwingAccess Services Coordinator & Assistant ProfessorLearning Resources & Technology [email protected]
OverviewBackground on student use of Web 2.0Web 2.0 Awareness SurveyLearning 2.0 Assignment Adapting for other classes
Our definition of Web 2.0 Social networking sites:
Facebook, MySpace, Ning, Twitter
Social sharing and collaboration sites: Blogger, PBwiki, Wikipedia, podcasting, YouTube
Social bookmarking and tagging: del.icio.us, Ma.gnolia, Flickr, Google Image Labeler
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds and readers:Bloglines, Google Reader
Other Google products: Google Scholar, Google Docs, Google Maps
Background on student use of Web 2.0
64% of online teens have created Web 2.0 content --Teens and Social Media survey -- Pew Internet & American Life (2007)
Content creation activities: posting messages or photos; creating and uploading videos, music, artwork, stories, etc.; creating own Web sites or blogs
Approximately 30% of online students have their own blogs -- Creating & Connecting survey -- National School Boards Association (2007)
22% have uploaded videos they created -- Creating & Connecting survey -- National School Boards Association (2007)
Informal Web 2.0 Awareness SurveyStudents enrolled in three-credit
information literacy courses (IM 204: Research Strategies)
Administered online via D2L59 students participated
All undergraduates17% first-year students59% sophomores20% juniors3% seniors
81% female, 19% male
Web 2.0 Awareness Survey detailsTools we included
Social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, Friendster)
YouTubePhoto sharing sites (Flickr, Snapfish)BlogsPodcastsSocial tagging/bookmarking (de.licio.us, Digg)WikipediaOther wikisRSSGoogle Scholar
Web 2.0 Awareness Survey detailsLevels of awareness
Have not heard ofHave heard of but not usedHave read, listened to, or used oneHave added content to or created own
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Background on student use of Web 2.0Survey findings
64% of online teens have created Web 2.0 content (Pew)
Approximately 30% of online students have their own blogs (NSBA) 3% of SCSU students
22% have uploaded videos they created (NSBA) 5% of SCSU students
How do your students compare?
Learning 2.0 AssignmentModeled on professional development
projects for library professionalsFormat of the assignmentTools covered in the assignmentLevels of Web 2.0 awarenessStudent reactions to the assignmentWhat we’ll change for next fall
Web 2.0 Examples“Learning 2.0 -- 23Things”“23 Things on a Stick”“Learning 2.0 @ Mac”
Learning 2.0 @ SCSU Two sections of IM 204: Research Strategies
in fall 2008 semesterAll assignments were presented via the
Learning 2.0 @ SCSU blog Students had one week to complete each
assignmentAssignments were completed outside of
classAssignment was mapped to course objectiv
es
Weekly TopicsBlogsWhat is Web 2.0?RSS Social BookmarkingFlickrDigg, Newsvine, RedditPodcastingOnline collaboration toolsWikisYouTube
Structure of Weekly ActivitiesReadingViewingDoingBlogging
Sample Weekly AssignmentSocial BookmarkingPodcasting
Levels of Web 2.0 awarenessIdentify Web 2.0 applications and recognize
contentUse/read/view contentEvaluate contentCreate content
Student DifficultiesStarting multiple blogsURL for blogsNaming of blogs & blog postingsEmbedding photos & videos
Example BlogsRoss’ Blogger SiteAssignment 2;)Christy’s BlogExploits of SOLCreating my first blog.
Student ReactionsEnd of assignment evaluation (51 respondents)
88% -- assignment helped them get comfortable with emerging technologies
49% -- would change nothing about the assignmentOthers:Spend more class time on the assignmentsChange the day the assignments were duePost all assignments at onceToo much work for allotted points, tedious
Hardest activities – multiple students indicated RSS and Digg/Newsvine/Reddit
Student Reactions“It was a great assignment and I know that at first I
was stressed out about it because I knew nothing about it and I didn’t want to do bad on it but after I learned exactly what it was it became fun and a good educational experience.”
“I enjoyed the Web 2.0 assignment. I felt that it helped me learn a lot about the internet and the different tools that are available to me.”
“The Web 2.0 assignments furthered my knowledge and will help me out a lot in the future.”
“I like that new news and new updates can come to me on my blog from websites that I have shared onto my blog. I think it will be useful for my career later on in life, as well.”
Student Reactions“I think that web 2.0 is really pointless. It
just takes up more time outside of ther [sic] classroom and it isn’t going to help me with other classes or outside of school.”
“One thing I would change about this assignment would be that it made us sign up for everything we were learning about. Now I have a bunch of accounts on different things that I will probably never use and that I will never even remember how to get to now.”
Next StepsBetter prepare students for assignment
This assignment was a stretch for most students
Provide a better explanation for why students should know Web 2.0 tools
Clarify expectations for blog postingsPost all assignments at once
Next StepsChange list of tools
Eliminate Digg/Newsvine/Reddit activityRSS later in semester
Revise rubricPrivacy and intellectual property issues
Adapting for Other CoursesHave students review discipline-specific
blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc.RSS feeds
What have you done in your classes?