Creating community with web 2dot0

Creating Community with Web 2.0 Tools

Objectives

Participants will…• Understand how they can benefit from

communities and groups• Learn to use Web 2.0 tools to build a sense of

community• Discuss ways to provide value to staff, faculty,

students, and alumni

What is a community?According to Wikipedia:• In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting

organisms sharing a populated environment. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.

• The word "community" is derived from the Old French communité which is derived from the Latin communitas (cum, "with/together" + munus, "gift"), a broad term for fellowship or organized society.

In sociology, the concept of community has led to significant

debate, and sociologists are yet to reach agreement on a definition of the term. There were ninety-four discrete definitions of the term by

the mid-1950’s.

Traditionally a "community" has been defined as a group of interacting people living in a common location. The word is

often used to refer to a group that is organized around common values and is attributed with social cohesion within

a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a

household.

Since the advent of the Internet, the concept of community no longer has geographical limitations, as people

can now virtually gather in an online community and share common interests regardless of physical

location. Edvance360 proposes that the sense of community is now based

on value provided and shared.

Social Networks/Online Communities

How to Create Community:

1. Provide VALUE2. Be where people already are3. Stay RELEVANT to member’s lives4. Provide members with way to contribute5. Make it EASY and CONVENIENT!

“I think a ‘thank you’ and a ‘congratulations’ is in order, to the faculty and administrators of the school for bringing us Edvance360. I, like everyone, had my doubts about a new LMS, but what an easy to navigate system Edvance360 is! Not only does it give us access to important school resources like lessons and grades, but there's a bit of social media thrown in for good measure making it a site I want to access rather than just need to access. Gone are the days of labs in which chatter-box students would talk loudly and incessantly, making me wonder ‘Couldn't I study this better from home?’ Well yes, thank you, now I can.”

Vladimir Cassel, a student at Digital Media Arts College

The Tools & How to Use Them:1. Blogs2. Collaborative Calendars3. Podcasts4. RSS Readers5. Collaborative Mind-

Mapping Tools6. Micro-blogging/

Messaging/Updates7. Photo Sharing Tools8. Screencast Sharing Tools

9. Presentation Sharing Tools10. Video Sharing Tools11. Social Bookmarking Tools12. Collaborative Editing/Wikis13. Collaborative Working Tools14. Collaborative Presentations15. Social Networks16. LMS-SN/Networked

Learning Environments

The Tools & How to Use Them:1. Blogs2. Collaborative Calendars3. Podcasts4. RSS Readers5. Collaborative Mind-

Mapping Tools6. Micro-blogging/

Messaging/Updates7. Photo Sharing Tools8. Screencast Sharing Tools

9. Presentation Sharing Tools10. Video Sharing Tools11. Social Bookmarking Tools12. Collaborative Editing/Wikis13. Collaborative Working Tools14. Collaborative Presentations15. Social Networks16. LMS-SN/Networked

Learning Environments

The Tools & How to Use Them:

Blogs are great for…• Learning from others• Reflection• Story sharing• Facilitating connections among people• Philosophizing• Web page creator• Student interaction/discussion• Easily contribute tips, thoughts, and best practices• Create a community of learners following learning events


Collaborative Calendars are great for…• Assignments and other events• Color coding allows a quick visual cue• Organize schedules and timetables


Podcasts are great for…• Creating visual podcast to represent a year in review• Mobile access• Reflection• Educational ownership


RSS Readers are great for…• Bring in blogs and podcasts from other sources• Scrolling headlines to aggregate other sources• Keep everyone up-to-date in a rapidly changing field• Know what the market is saying about learning, about technology, or

about your school without having to go to dozens of websites to see what’s new

• Share particular items, or whole groups of items, with other people in many different ways


Collaborative/Mind Mapping Tools are great for…• Work with vocabulary as well as when flowcharting work or creating a

graphic organizer for projects • Enables groups to sketch out a conceptual map• Create a collaborative mindmap as the basis for discussions in a

meeting wherein attendees anywhere in the world can contribute to it in real time

• Strong tool for both learners and trainers• Share with anyone anywhere• Develop solutions to complex problems• Organize online research


Micro-blogging/Messaging/Updates are great for…• Share information, links, tips, guidelines, and tools• Get immediate feedback and answers to questions from network• Keep up to date with existing contacts and develop new ones• Facilitate debate• Access to leaders in the field and professional development• Provide and receive technical support


Photo and Screencast Sharing Tools are great for…• Share and find Creative Commons licensed photos for presentations,

handouts, etc.• Produce "disposable learning objects“• Demonstrate how a software function works, record quick "just in time"

screencasts showing people how to accomplish specific tasks, capture processes, and create learning tutorials (either as a single image or a movie - with narration) and publish to share

• Integrate video in lectures, presentations, online sites


Presentation Sharing Tools are great for…• Share collaborative projects as they develop• Create and post presentations as well as open them up for feedback• Add an MP3 file to run with presentation slides

The Tools & How to Use Them:Video and Presentation Sharing Tools are great for…• Share collaborative projects as they develop• Create and post presentations as well as open them up for feedback• Add an MP3 file to run with presentation slides• Create a small learning piece and distribute it to thousands of people

instantaneously or groups of people privately• Embed YouTube and TeacherTube videos into wikis and blogs• Engaging colleagues with video responses• Access and share great instructional videos• Integrate a talk by a top-notch research in presentations or courses

within minutes• Engage millennial learners to either introduce or wrap-up a discussion


Social Bookmarking Tools are great for…• Share and access best links (alternative search to Google)• Link to a specific Delicious tag in a required or recommended reading’ list.

I teach my students to search in Delicious as an alternative to Google• Save, tag, and easily re-find sites that are useful, and I can see what others

with similar interests are saving• Feed directly to an RSS reader to stay connected to websites• Aggregate educational technology links bookmarked within a community • Generate daily bookmark posts for blogs• Support random learning to help prompt new ideas and catalyze creativity


Collaborative Editing/Wikis are great for…• Use for real-time collaborative editing activities• Allow a guest editor to participate in the process• Write, edit, compare points of view, and facilitate online debates


Collaborative Working Tools are great for…• Colleagues submit work, respond to surveys, and brainstorm on shared

document• Easily create surveys and bring the data into spreadsheets• Supports writing academic papers, bid documents, impossible deadlines

and working with interesting, busy people• Provides access to peer support and negotiation• Create a channel of communication between teacher and student• Useful for writing assignments and feedback between meetings or classes• Create and share ePortfolios as well as leave feedback• Can be used as an intranet


Collaborative Presentations are great for…• Create and share a presentation that allows docs, video, audio, and

photos – moving beyond PowerPoint• Collaboratively share thoughts on video or other presentations while

watching simultaneously with others


Social Networks are great for…• Provides easy communication with students, staff, faculty and alumni

and colleagues, as well as private communication in groups• Build social connections between learners to create collaborative

culture• Great way to interact, ask questions, answer questions, start

discussions and network• Make announcements rather than contacting by email (which they

don’t often read)• Share projects here, carry on chats and discussions


LMS-SN/Networked Learning Environments are great for…

• Enhance the sense of community across the campus• Opens up new avenues for collaboration, sharing and communicating:

Affordable. Intuitive. Complete.

If you would like more information about Edvance360 LMS-SN, please go to www.Edvance360.com. To schedule a demo, give us a call at 866.458.0360 or send an email to [email protected].

Additional Contact Information:Cathy Garland: [email protected]