teaching and learning with drupal
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Talk for Computers in Libraries, April 2010TRANSCRIPT
Teaching and Learning with
DrupalMeredith Farkas
Norwich University
Written lecturenotes
Discussionforums
Assignments
Quizes
Lost in translation?
Lost in translation?
Web 2.0 ideas for the classroom
•Age of participation
•The wisdom of crowds
•Social constructivism
Drupal in the Online Classroom
drupal.org
Why blogs?
Familiar medium•133 million blogs indexed by Technorati
•42% of bloggers 18-34
•77.7 million unique visitors to blogs vs. 41 million to Facebook (in May 2008)
•New types of blogging: in MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Source: Technorati State of the Blogosphere 2008 http://technorati.com/blogging/feature/state-of-the-blogosphere-2008/
Faculty communication with
students
Builds student sense of ownership over the medium
Community-building
Community-building
Reflective Learning
Reflective Learning
Reflective Learning
Discussion and debate
Discussion and debate
Discussion and debate
Writing in public
Writing in public
Writing in public
Writing in public
Everyone is teacher and learner
Blogs can…
•Promote critical and reflective thinking
•Enable collaboration and knowledge-sharing
•Create an informal environment for student discussion and community-building
•Encourage dialogue and debate
•Encourage students to teach as well as learn and co-construct their learning experience
Thanks!