connecting learning objects with rss,trackback, and weblogs
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Connecting Learning Objects with RSS,Trackback, and Weblogs. Alan Levine (Maricopa Community Colleges) Brian Lamb (University of British Columbia) D’Arcy Norman (University of Calgary, CAREO). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Connecting Learning Objects Connecting Learning Objects with RSS,Trackback, and with RSS,Trackback, and
WeblogsWeblogs
Alan LevineAlan Levine(Maricopa Community Colleges)(Maricopa Community Colleges)
Brian LambBrian Lamb(University of British Columbia)(University of British Columbia)
D’Arcy NormanD’Arcy Norman(University of Calgary, CAREO)(University of Calgary, CAREO)
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Learning Objects and RSS…. NMC Online Conference 2003Learning Objects and RSS…. NMC Online Conference 2003
or…or…
what happens when 3 guys, 2 what happens when 3 guys, 2 countries, xml, 3 weblogs, countries, xml, 3 weblogs,
iChat, a wiki, and the rest of the iChat, a wiki, and the rest of the internet all connect up?internet all connect up?
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Alan LevineAlan LevineInstructional TechnologistInstructional TechnologistMaricopa Center for Learning & InstructionMaricopa Center for Learning & InstructionMaricopa Community CollegesMaricopa Community Colleges
Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX)Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX)
blogs @ CogDogBlogblogs @ CogDogBlog
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Brian LambBrian LambProject CoordinatorProject CoordinatorOffice of Learning TechnologyOffice of Learning TechnologyUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia
LOs @ UBCLOs @ UBC
blogs @ Object Learningblogs @ Object Learning
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D’Arcy NormanD’Arcy NormanSoftware DeveloperSoftware DeveloperLearning CommonsLearning CommonsUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of Calgary
CAREOCAREO
blogs @ Learning Commons Weblogblogs @ Learning Commons Weblog
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““Explaining RSS is like Explaining RSS is like explaining sex. You just explaining sex. You just
don't get it until you do it.“don't get it until you do it.“
-- George Siemens, elearnspace -- George Siemens, elearnspace blogblog
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Let’s bypass meta-data, schema, Let’s bypass meta-data, schema, acronym soup and followacronym soup and follow
A Scenario of Two A Scenario of Two TeachersTeachers
… who take an interest in using learning … who take an interest in using learning objectsobjects
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Meet Lora, Geology facultyMeet Lora, Geology faculty
Her favorite place to teach is in the field…
But she believes in the power of multimedia to teach difficult concepts
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Lora starts to find learning Lora starts to find learning objects by searching CAREOobjects by searching CAREO
CAREO
CAREO search on “Geology
rocks”
Sample Video object from
CAREO
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Nigel & Linda, tech-savvy students, help Nigel & Linda, tech-savvy students, help locate educational technology sites with locate educational technology sites with
RSS feedsRSS feeds
EduBloggers
Stephen Downes
Edu_RSS
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RSS? Simplest of Meta-DataRSS? Simplest of Meta-Data
What is RSS?
Killer App for Education?
Pick an Acronym
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A desktop RSS aggregator A desktop RSS aggregator brings many sources to Lorabrings many sources to Lora
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Nigel helps Lora create a weblog for Nigel helps Lora create a weblog for learning objects in Geologylearning objects in Geology
Lora’s “Geology
Objects” blog
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A great oracle shines the light on A great oracle shines the light on RSS and learning objectsRSS and learning objects
Stephen’s Web
Intro to RSS for Education
Designers
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Linda helps Lora add RSS Linda helps Lora add RSS feeds from LO sites to weblogfeeds from LO sites to weblog
Feeds from LO sites at Maricopa, HUMBUL,
CAREO, “MERLOT”
Other RSS from NYTimes, About.com,
Nature, ITPapers
Lora’s “Geology
Objects” blog
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Armed with RSS, Lora adds feeds to Armed with RSS, Lora adds feeds to her WebCT course materialher WebCT course material
Displaying RSS Feeds in
WebCT
How to Get News Feeds
into your WebCT Course
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MeanwhileMeanwhile
… just across campus, … just across campus, another faculty member is another faculty member is interested in using learning interested in using learning
objectsobjects
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Meet Boris, Humanities Meet Boris, Humanities Professor…Professor…
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On the Humanities-L listserv, Boris On the Humanities-L listserv, Boris reads about learning objects…reads about learning objects…
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Tina, his technologist, helps him Tina, his technologist, helps him understand RSS and Learning Objectsunderstand RSS and Learning Objects
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At his desktop, Boris gets RSS feeds At his desktop, Boris gets RSS feeds from collections with content in the from collections with content in the
humanitieshumanities
RSS Readers (Abbe Normal)
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Boris creates a weblog on learning Boris creates a weblog on learning objects in the humanitiesobjects in the humanities
Feeds from Maricopa, HUMBUL,
CAREO, “MERLOT”, About.com
Boris’ “object humanities”
blog
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Putting Amazon.com RSS feed Putting Amazon.com RSS feed into Blackboardinto Blackboard
Boris blogs on RSS and
Amazon.com
RSS To JavaScript
demo
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Lora needs a tool for explaining Lora needs a tool for explaining correlation in sedimentology labcorrelation in sedimentology lab
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Lora discovers a useful Lora discovers a useful correlation tool in the MLX.correlation tool in the MLX.
Maricopa Learning eXchange
Correlation Meter MLX
packing slip
Correlation Meter object
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Lora's blog describes context for her use Lora's blog describes context for her use of this object, sends Trackback to MLXof this object, sends Trackback to MLX
Lora’s blogs correlation
meter
How Trackback
works
Beginners Guide to
Trackback
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Lora downloads the object and Lora downloads the object and uses it in her own lessonuses it in her own lesson
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Boris ponders how he can help Boris ponders how he can help students understand correlation students understand correlation coefficient in research journalscoefficient in research journals
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Boris discovers the same MLX Boris discovers the same MLX object that Lora has foundobject that Lora has found
Correlation Meter MLX
packing slip
Correlation Meter object
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Object is used in new contextObject is used in new context
Draft Activity in Boris’ weblog
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With blog tools he writes about the With blog tools he writes about the found object (MT pings the MLX)found object (MT pings the MLX)
Correlation Meter MLX
packing slip
Boris blogs the object
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The Object can TrackBack to The Object can TrackBack to different contextsdifferent contexts
Correlation Meter MLX
packing slip
Correlation Meter
Trackback
About MLX Trackback
MLX Trackack Summary
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The Missing Last (huge) MileThe Missing Last (huge) Mile
• We have collections of objects• We have RSS to help in discovery• We have weblogs for writing contexts
• What is missing?• Intuitive authoring tools to transfer LOs from
collections to instructional environments (and that could ping back their new usage)
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The events and characters The events and characters depicted in this scenario are depicted in this scenario are
fictitious. Any similarity to actual fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely persons, living or dead, is purely
coincidental. coincidental.
No faculty members were harmed No faculty members were harmed in the production of this in the production of this
presentation.presentation.
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Credits!Credits!
Boris….. John Arle, Biology Faculty, (Maricopa Community Colleges)
Lora….. Michelle Lamberson, Director, Office of Learning Technologies (University of British Columbia)
Tina Technologist….. Tina Emmons, Admin Assistant (Maricopa Community Colleges)
Students Nigel & Linda….. Geoff Horner & Catherine Paul (University of British Columbia)
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More StuffMore StuffWhat’s the Fuss about RSS? (wiki)http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TheFuss
CogDogBlog (Alan Levine weblog)http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/
Learning Commons Weblog (D’Arcy Norman weblog)http://commons.ucalgary.ca/weblogs/dnorman/
Object Learning (Brian Lamb weblog)http://www.reusability.org/blogs/brian/