Riding the 2.0 Wave (Successfully)

A Strategy for Deploying Web 2.0 Technologies

MARIST COLLEGE

Josh BaronDirector, Academic Technology

and eLearning

How many of you are supporting instructional uses

of YouTube?

Flickr?

Skype?

How about one of these?

Or These?

What’s my point?

The Web 2.0 Wave

Will you ride it or wipe out?

Presentation Overview

• Marist College – Who are we?• eLearning 2.0 Deployment Strategy

– Quest for innovation– “Learning interaction” framework– Faculty proposal process – Deployment cycle

• Demos: Web 2.0 enhanced learning

MARIST COLLEGE

• Founded 1929 – small comprehensive liberal arts college

• Located in Poughkeepsie, New York• Emphasis on teaching and learning • 5700 FTE student population• 200 full-time faculty, 500 part-time• Technology is a key component of

our strategic plan and mission

A Quest for Innovation

• Today we mostly “automate” teaching using technology– PowerPoint replace transparencies

• “Automation” is easy…“innovation” is hard

• Let’s consider the toilet…(Demo)• We use a “learning interactions”

framework to focus on innovation

Framework: Learning Interactions

• A conceptual framework for learning…– Interactions with content– Interactions with subject matter experts

(SME)– Interactions with peers

• We push faculty to innovate these interactions using Web 2.0 tools

• Part of proposal process• Keeps focus on instruction, not technology

Interactions with Content

• Traditional: college textbook• Web 1.0: hyperlinks and hypermedia

– Students select pathway through content– Teacher-centered instruction

• Web 2.0: social podcasts, wikis– Allows students to construct their own

content– Student-centered instruction

• Example: IdentityQuest

IdentityQuest: Study Aboard 2.0

• Pedagogical Objective: Integrate the study aboard experience into an online course.

• Provided iPods and audio editing software• Students conducted interviews and

produced social podcast.• Turned podcast model upside-down • Campus Technology Innovator Award

Listen to Student Podcast

Interactions with SME

• Traditional: lecture• Web 1.0: video lectures on the web

– Increases access to lecture, repeat listening

– Lose interactions and community

• Web 2.0: skype, blogs, podcasts – Increased access directly to SME– Brings back interactivity and community

• Example: InterLangua

InterLangua

• Pedagogical Objective: Enrich foreign language instruction through authentic experiences.

• Students are linked with native Spanish speakers in Guatemala

• Informal conversations focus on cultural exchanges

Watch InterLangua Exchange

Interactions with Peers

• Traditional: team projects• Web 1.0: discussion forums

– Extends discussion time outside of classroom– Limited to text-based medium

• Web 2.0: audio conferencing– Synchronous and asynchronous applications– Audio and pictures help create community

• Example: iNverse Distance Learning (iDL)

iNverse Distance Learning (iDL)

• Strategic Objective: Create distinctive educational experiences that prepare students to work in our global society.

• Leverages investment in DL technologies

• Learning facilitators enrich “learning interactions” in on-the-ground courses

• Pilot began this Fall in Beijing, ChinaYackPack Demonstration

Faculty Proposal Process

• Proposals are brief (2-3 pages)• Proposal requires faculty to speak to:

– Pedagogical objectives to be met– Strategic goals that will be addressed– Learning interactions that will be enhanced– Method for assessing success– Initial costs and a timeline

• Support experimental or pilot deployments

Web 2.0 Deployment Cycle “Walk Through”

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Pilot

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CultureQuest

iDL Pilot

YackPack & Flickr

iDL Proposal

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Leveraging Open Source

• Production 2.0: Open source/community source developed applications

• Examples at Marist:– Sakai– Podcast Generator– Audacity– Open-Source Portfolio (OSP)

Q & A

Josh.Baron@marist.eduDirector, Academic

Technology and eLearningMarist College