Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Kenneth Gerard PintoCentre for Instructional Technology
National University of Singapore
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
OutlineAbout blogsWhy blogs?
NUS approach to blogsSuggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Future directions: 3 Ps
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
OutlineAbout wikisWhy wikis?
Suggested uses and examples of wikis in educationChallenges
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About blogs
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About blogs
web log
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About blogs
weblog
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About blogs
weblog
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About blogs
Blog characteristicsPosts
Reverse chronological orderArchives
CategoriesPermalinksTemplatesComments
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
They’re free (or almost) http://www.blogger.com/http://www.wordpress.com/http://edublogs.org/
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Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
They’re easyIf you can email and use productivity software, you can blogNo HTML required*
Photo by Winston AvichFrom http://www.flickr.com/photos/winstonavich/189032152/
Creative Commons by 2.0 License
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
They’re infinitely malleableCan serve numerous purposes
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Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
You can add stuffImages | on the blog, flickr.com
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
You can add stuffVideos | youtube.com
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
You can add stuffVideos | teachertube.com
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why blogs?
You can add stuffPresentations | slideshare.net
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
NUS approach to blogs
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
2003
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
First known use of academic blogs in NUS
Dr John Christian Holbo
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Reason & Persuasion
Reason & Persuasionhttp://examinedlife.typepad.com/ph1101egem1004/
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
NUS approach to blogs
June 2006:Launched
NUS Module Blogs
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
NUS approach to blogs
AimProvide one-clickblog creation,utilizing NUSNET ID
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Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
NUS approach to blogs
Module-basedTies in with Course Management System
Provides starting point
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
NUS approach to blogs
Community ServerSupports LDAP
Staff using other blogs not forced to switch
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in
education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Leslie's use of blogs in educaton matrix
Scott LeslieMatrix of some uses of blogs in education. EdTechPost. Retrieved December 1, 2006 from
http://www.edtechpost.ca/mt/archive/000393.html
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Farrell's five usesHenry Farrell
The street finds its own use for things. Crooked Timber. Retrieved on December 6, 2006 from http://crookedtimber.org/2003/09/15/the-street-finds-its-own-use-for-things
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs as class websitesPC1432 Physics IIe
http://moduleblog.nus.edu.sg/blogs/pc1432/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Categories
Course Components
Course Information
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs as space to share about real life
applications/examplesLSM1303 Animal Behaviour
http://moduleblog.nus.edu.sg/blogs/lsm1303/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs as a place to direct class discussions
CL2280 Basic Translationhttp://moduleblog.nus.edu.sg/blogs/cl2280/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs as student-driven weekly summariesNM3216 Game Culture (Design) 1
http://gamingculture1.blogspot.com/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs as student assignments
NM4210 User Experience DesignIndividual student blogs
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Other blogs in NUS:e-journal
s/pores – New Directions in Singapore Studieshttp://spores.wordpress.com/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Other blogs in NUS:professional interest
Urban Transport Issues Asiahttp://urbantransportasia.blogspot.com/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Other blogs in NUS:corporate newsletterQblog (Office of Quality Management)
http://www.nus.edu.sg/oqm/blog/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Other blogs in NUS:museum blog
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Researchhttp://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/news/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Other blogs in NUS:a blog about blogs
Using NUS Module Blogshttp://moduleblog.nus.edu.sg/blogs/using_module_blogs/
Suggested uses and examples of blogs in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Future directions:3 Ps
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Possibilities
3 Ps
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
PersonalLearning
Environmenthttp://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/blogs-as-
personal-learning-environments/
Possibilities
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Thesis/Project Reporting
Possibilities
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Languages
Possibilities
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
ProfessionalDevelopment
Possibilities
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Pitfalls
3 Ps
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Copyright& Plagiarism
Pitfalls
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Misuse & Mischief
Pitfalls
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Privacy
Pitfalls
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Programmes
3 Ps
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Training for faculty staff: Using Community Server
Programmes
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Training for faculty staff:Using blogs in education
Programmes
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Training forstaff & students:
Using blogsfor lifelong learning
Programmes
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About wikis
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About wikisPhoto by Alan LevineFrom http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/Creative Commons by 2.0 License
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About wikis
Hawai’ian for quick
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About wikis
Webpage thatanyone can edit
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About wikis
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
About wikis
Wiki characteristicsBlank slate
Collaborative editingFree-form structure
Version trackingDiscussion section
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why wikis?
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Why wikis?
Collaboration
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Suggested uses and examples of wikis in
education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
7 suggestions
Using Wiki in Education. The Science of Spectroscopy Wiki. Retrieved on July 12, 2007 from http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education
Suggested uses and examples of wikis in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Continual review
Suggested uses and examples of wikis in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Resource sharing anddata collection
Suggested uses and examples of wikis in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Group authoring
Suggested uses and examples of wikis in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Bottomline:Group collaboration
Suggested uses and examples of wikis in education
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Blank SlateDouble edged sword
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Blank SlateSolution: Scaffolding and Structure
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Cultural ResistanceMine is mine, yours is yours
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Cultural ResistanceSolution: Easing the students in
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Cultural ResistanceSolution: Editing pre-existing wikis
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Another language to learnWiki markup is different from HTML
Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning
Challenges
Another language to learnSolution: WYSIWYG
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