blogs and wikis in teaching and learning

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

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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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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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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

Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning

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