Remodeling%20CourseWorks:%20Web%20Services%20Explained

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Remodeling CourseWorks Web Services
Explained Presenters Dan Beeby and Jonah
Bossewitch See how Really Simple Syndication
(RSS), tagging, and other Web services can easily
add a new dimension to course Web sites.
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Web services a ton of jargon

• web ser?vis web servis - noun
  open-standard-based Web applications that
  exchange and process data. The results can be
  formatted for user-friendly presentation in
  different modes.
• NYT ? XML/RSS ? HTML/JS
• HUH??

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RSS Revealed
email, mobile, Palm, iPod, desktop, etc
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Web Services a history
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Web Services a history
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Web Services a future
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Web Services some variations

• RSS (syndication, subscription)
• Tagging
• Photo sharing
• Social bookmarking
• By whom, for whom, and why (folksonomies -
  describing something in my own terms)
• The whole is suddenly more than the sum of parts

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Where does my course site fit in?

• hot rod n. Slang. An automobile that has been
  rebuilt or modified to increase its speed and
  acceleration.

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RSS Revealed
email, mobile, Palm, iPod, desktop, etc
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Demo
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Balance

• "Striking the balance between push and pull
• Choice How do students want to get info? How do
  you want to deliver it?

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Classroom Dynamics

• how will students engage with information and
  each other?
• how structured will participation be?

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Purposeful Choices

• we haven't fully considered the range of uses...
  you'll help us do that with your needs.