Learning 2'0 The use of social networking in teaching

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Learning 2.0 -- The use of social networking in
teaching
James Kalmakoff and Russell Butson
University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand
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The aim of this project was to engage the
digital age students in a course using the
social networking of Web 2.0. The overall
objective was to provide an environment which
promoted and enhanced students to become
autonomous and self-motivated learners.
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Emerging Technologies Web 2.0
What the emerging technologies offer is not
simply new software but a new perspective, a new
way of thinking about the way we use Information
Communication Technology. Tim OReilly argues
that while Web 1.0 was about connecting computers
and making technology more efficient for
computers. Web 2.0 is about connecting people,
and making technology more efficient for people.
This distinction has relevance for teaching
learning, for collaboration in research and for
the use of ICT in administration.
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From Mark Woolley -- Web 2.0 Tools in Your
Classroom -- http//sandhurst.edublogs.org
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From Mark Woolley -- Web 2.0 Tools in Your
Classroom -- http//sandhurst.edublogs.org
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The Educational Paradigms
Adapted from the work of Barr, R. B., Tagg,
J. (1995). From Teaching to Learning A New
Paradigm for Undergraduate Education. Change,
27(6), 13-25.
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Instructional Paradigm - Centralised Model Static
Inflexible
Information is stored in a central place for
individual students to access
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Traditional Paradigm
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Connect Communicate
Dynamic flexible
-- see MICR337 model
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the software used
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• Position Yourself

The Source for Information The Source for
Conversation The Source for Feedback The first
stop on the internet
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http//virology.otago.ac.nz/
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Herpesvirus replication -- Click here
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The Educational Rationale?
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The Educational Paradigms
Tertiary Education Strategy 2007/12
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Tertiary Education Strategy 2007/12

• The government expects tertiary education
  organisations to have in place the necessary
  systems and structures to ensure that
• individuals are motivated to learn, engaged and
  have the skills
• and information needed to be effective
  students.
• they foster professional learning communities,
  and offer the
• resources and support needed for teaching and
  learning.

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The Potential of the Emerging Model
In higher education the focus has been on content
and the delivery of this content to the student.
Adopting this new paradigm would see us
harnessing the collective intelligence of our
students to continually improve the student
experience through a more intensive interaction
in the educational process. This represents a far
more complex environment than is presently in
place. Students would be viewed not as
receptacles for information but as an integral
element of the educational process. In fact, to
adopt this approach is to make students an
essential part of the educational process in ways
that blur the boundaries between our traditional
conceptions of teaching and learning.
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What did the students experience?
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Approach

• Observations
• Questions
• Face to Face
• Discussions

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Some Key Questions...

• Did they use the site more or less as the course
  progressed?
• Yes students felt their use increased over the
  course as they became more familiar with the site
  and got to know other students
• Did they feel the site had an influence on their
  degree of involvement in this course?
• Yes definitely. Most were on the sites daily.
• Did they feel the site encouraged interactions,
  collaborations, friendships?
• Yes definitely. The pictures of others was
  very important. The site allow interactions
  between students who said they wouldnt have
  connected without the site.
• Who controlled the site?

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System Data
Group projects start
Due!
Exam Prep study groups start
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System Data
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System Data
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Comments from Students
This site is much more user friendly than
Blackboard and is actually enjoyable to use. I
only use Blackboard because I have to. This site
I use because I enjoy it.
I think this site has been very successful.
The best part is that we can post information and
set up study groups very easily. It has been an
excellent way to communicate and has enabled the
class to get to know each other well.
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Hey Russell

• Yes this site has fostered a great community!!!
  With all other courses I have had little to do
  with the others in the class outside of Labs and
  Lectures. This site has created a quick and easy
  way to communicate with others and has very big
  appeal to it.
• The fact that you are free to adapt the site to
  your own ends, eg create groups have friends use
  blogs etc. I have loved everything about this
  site. All the courses at this uni should have a
  site like this!!! Down with Blackboard!!!!!!!!!

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This site is Kick Arse, its great because

• Its made Microbiology less boring and even kinda
  exciting (dare i say it) cause we have a
  mechanism to meet and find out about the people
  in our class. And they are really cool and share
  the same goals and want to work together.
• We can organise things like the study posse for
  collaboration on exam prep
• It can largely replace group meetings cause we
  are all busy and organising a time to meet is a
  nightmare. Also everything is recorded in the
  discussions so info/ideas/opinions can be looked
  up and referred back to super easily.
• definite sense of community
• My flatmates and friends are jealous and want a
  site like this for their course.
• It beats blackboard any day.

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End of the course ?
I now know a lot about this subject and
about science generally. I would like to be able
to have access to the site to help new students
next year.
Hey! In the ultimate form of
procrastination Lisa and I have made a bebo page
for the micro department. It is by no means as
serious (or useful!) as the v-net but is just a
bit of fun and a good way to keep in contact for
everyone thats leaving at the end of this year.
You can find it www.bebo.com/otagomicro
) Everyone join! Its heaps of fun!
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