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Widgets: The Slicing and Dicing (and Splicing) of Learning Content

Widgets: The Slicing and Dicing (and Splicing) of Learning Content. Mark C. Marino Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Writing Writing Program, College of Letter, Arts and Sciences  Susan E. Metros Associate Vice Provost and Deputy CIO Professor of Visual Design and Clinical Education

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Widgets: The Slicing and Dicing (and Splicing) of Learning Content

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  1. Widgets:The Slicing and Dicing (and Splicing) of Learning Content Mark C. Marino Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Writing Writing Program, College of Letter, Arts and Sciences  Susan E. Metros Associate Vice Provost and Deputy CIO Professor of Visual Design and Clinical Education University of Southern California

  2. Agenda • Slicing, Dicing, Splicing and Modularizing Learning Content • Widgets for Education • Faculty Needs • Institutional Enablers

  3. Modularizing Education • Curriculum • Program • Program • Course • Course • Course • Course • Module • Module • Module • Module • Module • Topic • Topic • Topic • Topic • Topic

  4. Modularizing Content • Textbook Section Section Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter

  5. Modularizing Digital Content • Learning Object Repository Subject Subject Asset Asset Asset Asset

  6. Learning Assessment Learning Outcomes Digital Asset Learning Outcomes Learning Objects Discipline B Activity Activity Discipline A Learning Assessment

  7. ECAR S u r v e y r e s u l t s Metros and Bennett, 2002 What are the Top Three Reasons for Using Learning Objects? To improve quality of the learning experience To benefit from content reusability To use course materials efficiently

  8. Modularizing Digital Content NSF Digital Libraries Academic Earth Internet Archive MERLOT YouTube Google REPOSITORY Learning Objects

  9. Modularizing Digital Content COMMONS OER Commons Open Education Resources (OER)

  10. Modularizing Digital Content PORTAL iGoogle Pageflakes NetVibes Ning Facebook Widgets

  11. Characteristics

  12. Learning Object withRepository Model Repository Referatory Link to Learning Object Link to Learning Object

  13. Widget withPortal-Aggregator Model Portal Aggregator Widget Widget

  14. Widget Providers GoogleGadgets Mac Dashboard Widgets iPhone Apps

  15. Widgets are Proliferating…. • Widgetbox • 100,000+ with over 6 billion "served” • Springwidgets • 36,000 + • YourMinis • 10,000 • Google Gadgets • 45,000

  16. Widgetbox

  17. Widget Varieties

  18. Educational Widgets English Level Test Learnit: learn a language in no time Grammar Girl Quiz Eco-Calculator Step by Step Math Solving Calculator Classtools.net (online widget builder)

  19. Widget Capabilities Widgets can do what the Web can do… Deliver Interactive Content Enhance Information Visualization Engage with Multimedia Presentation Provide “Real Estate” for Information Push Advertise Other Sites Network Users

  20. Where to Aggregate

  21. Netvibes

  22. iGoogle

  23. Pageflakes

  24. Ning

  25. Facebook

  26. USC Topoi Widget Stats • Developed July-Aug, 2008 • Launched September 2008 • 26,000+ Widget Views • 280 Installs • Hosted on: • ning, webct, blogger, wetpaint, gmodules, netvibes, pageflakes, wordpress

  27. Pam Hood, SFSU

  28. Jarod Anthony, Spokane Falls CC

  29. Michael Wesch, KSU

  30. The USC Topoi Widgets

  31. Standalone Widget

  32. Interactive Text Widget

  33. Interactive Text Widget

  34. JavaScript Widget

  35. Videos Intro text Portable Widget Sample lesson Notepad Interactive Content Widgets Flash and non Flash Widget instructions

  36. Video Lessons • Videos • Recreating in-class and office hour experiences

  37. Video Tour • Tour of the page’s contents • Instruction on how to use the widgets

  38. Faculty Needs • Widget building support • Programming • Design • Video production • Testing • Revision, Editing • Porting into various formats: Widgetbox, Facebook • Environment: iGoogle, Pageflakes, netvibes, portal • Selection of Widgets

  39. Institutional Enablers Adoption and scalability plans Sustainability and integration model Assessment plan Support resources and/or funding Authoring tools

  40. Contact Information Mark C. Marino markcmarino@gmail.com Susan E. Metros smetros@usc.edu

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