Learning, teaching & Web 2.0: Finding a comfortable fit

Patricia McGee, PhD.The University of Texas at San

Antonio

Web 2.0

Tim Berners Lee, http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/innovation/2007/07/the-future-is-s.html

Web 2.0

Tim Berners Lee, http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/innovation/2007/07/the-future-is-s.html

Affordances of Web 2.0?

• Web-based application,• Typically free to the

user, • Can support

collaboration and interaction,

• Highly responsive to the user

• Multi-modal

Web 3.0

Tim Berners Lee, http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/innovation/2007/07/the-future-is-s.html

On-call doctor

Vegetarian

Allergic to gluten

Nexters or Millennials

Veterans orTraditionalists Baby Boomers Gen Xers

Retiring from the

work force

67-88 years old

Middle to end work

force

50-66 years old

Beginning to mid work

force

30-49 years old

In K-20 education

system

10-29 years old

Sara McNeil, 2005

1922-1943 1944-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000

Generations

20th vs 21st Century Learning

Then• Textbook Learning• Lecture Learning• Project Learning• Video Learning• Distance Learning

Now• Adventure Learning• Virtual Learning• Learning through

Storytelling• Game Learning

Millennials

Characteristics• 34% are black, Hispanic,

Asian, or Native American

• One third have been raised by a single parent

• Play, social, and learning behavior has been framed by technology

Learning supported by• Teamwork/Collective

Reflection• Experiential/Active

Activities• Structure• Strategy & Problem

Solving• Guided Mentoring

Personal (learning) N

etwork

Social Media

Twitter™BlogsSmartPhonesiPods™GamesFacebook™Skype™YouTube™Meetup™Flickr™Ustream™The Sims™

keitai shousetsu – cell phone novels

SO WHERE’S THE LEARNING?

Study of Anatomy?

Complementarity of structure & functionLocations

InteractionsRelationships

Never memorize anything you can look up in book.

Albert Einstein

It doesn’t exist for me if it I can’t find it on Google™.

Unknown

Prepare for Future Learning

Tools by Name

Tools by Instructional Application

http://elearningtools.wetpaint.com/

Active Construction of Knowledge

Strategies• Collaborative

Writing• Data Mashups• Visualizations• Polling/Surveying• Reflecting &

Reporting

Tools• Wikis• Google Apps™• Blogs• Poll Daddy™ • Hipcast™• Vyew™

Instructional Applications

Introduce Material• Anticipatory Set• Advance Organizer• Outline• Novel situation,

event, phenomenon

Present Information• Lecture quips• Primary data• Historical records• Previous student

presentations• Examples

examples

Social negotiation of understanding

Strategies• Peer Critique• ePortfolio (course, topic,

project)• Expert Review• Mentoring• Publication• Virtual Community of

Practice• Collaborative Note-taking

Tools• Epsilen™• Ning™, Elgg™, Yahoo Groups™• Google Apps™ • Twitter™• Lulu™, Scribd™• NoteMesh™

Instructional Applications

Provide examples of• Disciplinary skills• Processes• Documentation

procedures• Primary data• Secondary data

Types of Interaction• Check for

understanding• Contribution• Revision• Labeling (Tagging)• Ranking/Rating

examples

Learner Produced Content

Strategies• Digital Stories• Visualizations• Concept Maps• Information Mashups• Citizen Reporting

Tools• Our Story™• Bubblus™• Google Maps™• Flicker™• Wolfram|Alpha™,

DataMasher™• Blogs• Wikis• Podcasts• Videocasts

Instructional Applications

Strategies• Collections• Competitions• Showcase• Peer Review• Expert Review• Publication• Presentations

examples

Things Small

by Cynthia Dassler

Key Points for using Web 2.0 Tools

• Keep the learner in the forefront: Prepare for Future Learning (PFL)

• Select tools that for instruction as well as learning

• Make sure the tool supports the learning goal• Focus on practice, construction, and

collaboration.

Tools - http://elearningtools.wetpaint.com/

Paper- http://tiny.cc/AAA-McGee

patricia.mcgee@utsa.edu