Learning 2.0 at Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne Staff Conference, 2007-11-12

Pedagogical context

• Innovative

• Enterprising

• Constructivist

• Vocational

Key characteristics

• Creative problem-solving

• (Extra-institutional) communities of practice

• Team-working … and individual excellence

• Exhibition – personal brand-management

Elearning resources

Moodle VLE – http://learn.rave.ac.uk/

Confluence wiki – http://confluence.rave.ac.uk

Jive forums – http://forums.rave.ac.uk/

Blojsom blogs – http://blogs.rave.ac.uk/

VLE

• Virtual classroom

• The institution online

• Information … and activities

• A container for other activities

Features

wiki

• Collaboration and working together

• Knowledge sharing

• Learner-generated content

• A platform for consolidating an online presence

Features

forums

• Announcements

• Thematic discussion

• Debate

• Controversy

Features

blogs

Features

• Journal

• Reflection

• Personal development

• Personal brand

Too cool for school?

We’re riding the learning 2.0 wave

We’re on Facebook

We can all be friends!

Thanks