Web 2.0 Technologies for Higher Education
for the great faculty of Santa Fe Community College and all the wonderful educators in and around Santa Fe.
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Let's take a tour along the Web 2.0 trail! I'll act as your guide and show you some of the best, easiest-to-implement, and FREE Web 2.0 tools. Along the way, you’ll spot glimpses of famous hotspots such as Blogs and Podcasting Tools, as well as more rare places like Wikis and Audio and Video collaboration tools.
This workshop is ideal for educators and technologists new to their posts or desiring a crash course on Web 2.0 tools. Takeaways include:
- A clear understanding of the primary Web 2.0 tools to be used in courses
- A greater level of confidence in your ability to select, use, or promote the use of a Web 2.0 tool that supports the educational goals of courses offered on your campus (or your own course)
- Incorporation of “insider” tips and strategies for using Web 2.0 tools successfully
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The Web 2.0 Trail: Places of Interest
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If you'd like to learn more, consider taking some courses in our Online Teaching and Learning certificate program.
Agenda
Introductions & Plotting a Course
First, let's get acquainted. Then, let's plot our path along this trail. There's a few major points of interest we'll probably all want to check out. From there, we can go anywhere you want.
What is Web 2.0 and Why Should We Try
- Participant input
- Key Web 2.0 characteristics
Key Points of Interest
Just using one or more of these tools will create that engaging learning environment you all envision.
- Voki - an animated avatar creator w/ voice
- VoiceThread - present and discuss content
- Blogger: multipurpose, collaborative, chronology-oriented web page
- PBWiki: multipurpose, collaborative web site.
- Utterz or TokBox - audio/video messaging and chat
- GCast - podcast from your phone
- RSS & Google Reader - getting info your way
Other Points of Interest
Near the trail
- Vaestro - audio discussion forum
- TalkShoe - live voice chat with recording and archive features
Further off the trail
Wrap Up
Research & Resources
- Moore, M. G. (2007). Web 2.0: Does it really matter? American Journal of Distance Education, 21(4), pp. 177-183.
- Hartman, J. L., Dziuban, C., & Brophy-Ellison, J. (2007). Faculty 2.0. EDUCAUSE Review, 42(5), pp. 62–77.
- Alexander, B. (2006). Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning. EDUCAUSE Review, 41(2), pp. 32–44.
- Brown, J. S., & Adler, R. P. (2008). Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learnng 2.0. EDUCAUSE Review, 43(1), pp. 16–32.
- EDUCAUSE Connect. EDUCAUSE Web 2.0.
- O'Hear, S. (2006, August 6). eLearning 2.0 Read Write Web.
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