online organisation techniques and a bit of connected learning theory – lt06
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The presentation explores serendipity on the web, folksonomies as organisational structures. I also touched on Connectivism (Social Constructivism?) and some of the learning theory associated.TRANSCRIPT
Presenter: Robert Flavell
Workshop: A3 and B2
Topic: eLearning 2.0 Tools and Techniques
Where are we going?
• Web 2.0 – the “read-write” web• eLearning 2.0• Connectivism• An example - folksonomy• A collection of tools and techniques
Web 2.0• A set of tools to aggregate and remix (and
repurposed) microcontent – or “distributed data”• Creating rather than transmission and
consumption• Read-Write Web – Web 2.0 (Two Point Oh)
– Rollyo, writely, wayfaring, youtube, Google maps API: bikely
– Social networking: linkedin, flickr, del.icio.us– blogs, wikis - great example of idea mash-
ups
The process: Around time of death 1 2 An hour later
eLearning 2.0
Stephen Downes – eLearning 2.0• Less prescriptive – from institution to individual• Combination of discreet, but complimentary tools• Ad-hoc learning communities • Extends beyond classes, schools, and borders
(eg: blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc.)
MY BLOG
Flickr - Images
YouTube for video
Del.icio.us - Links
Google Maps – Geo-positioning
RSS
George Siemens - Connectivism• The pipe is more important than the content within the
pipe• Learning is no longer an internal, individualistic activity• Know-how and know-what is being supplemented with
know-where • Decision making – what/when to learn• Connections between fields/ideas (sometimes
disparate, fosters innovation)
An example: Folksonomy
• Internet-based information retrieval methodology – collaboratively generated
• Tags – used for categorizing web sites (del.icio,us), photos (flickr), emails (Gmail) and anything else…
• Public – see who has tagged with the same term – a connection
http://maps.google.com/
maps
gis
geography
maps
coolcool
gis
Jarvis
Tom
“Recommended” tags: ajax cool free google hardware land maps online photos reference tools travel web web2.0
“Popular” tags: maps google travel map reference Search tools
TAGS TAGS
?
Social Tagging
• Tagging provides immediate self and social feedback with low cognitive cost. (Rashmi Sinha)
• Common ground without conversing• Unlikely connections = innovation• Trends – digg, populicio.us
Blogs and RSS
• Free blog sites – blogger• RSS – a standard for data exchange• Free aggregators - bloglines• Learners write – Aggregate – Blog/Comment
Del.icio.us Search Engine
• del.icio.us/tag/search_term_here• Digging for gold made easy• Human (tags) vs. computer (google)• RSS feed of a particular tag (popular or all)