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Faculty Development and ICT. DDTE, Universidade de Aveiro Dr. Marina Stock McIsaac January 26, 2007 (with thanks to Prof. Otto Benavides, CSU Fresno). Why ICT’s?. Student centered learning pedagogies Collective intelligence, user generated External influences Technology in the workplace.
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Faculty Development and ICT • DDTE, Universidade de Aveiro • Dr. Marina Stock McIsaac • January 26, 2007 • (with thanks to Prof. Otto Benavides, CSU Fresno)
Why ICT’s? • Student centered learning pedagogies • Collective intelligence, user generated • External influences • Technology in the workplace
What is the problem? • How can we incorporate technology? • What is working well? • What isn’t working well? • Where are the problems? • What needs to be done? • What are the research areas?
Pedagogy and Web 2.0 • Collective intelligence • User generated software • Social construction • Reflective environment for conscious thought
Impact of Web2 Summit • Disruption of market control • Appearance of start-ups • Not packaged software, but services • Not proprietary information, but collective intelligence
Examples of platforms • Google (search engine, G-mail, Google map) • Yahoo (e-mail, news, search) • Second Life (virtual 3 dimensional, educational collaborative environment)
What is Web 2.0? • http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
Principles and Practices • Map
Most popular • MySpace (connect with others, blog, music) • Facebook (social utility) • You Tube (video sharing)
Educational Potential • E-mail (communication) • Blogs (dynamic communication, recent info) • Moodle (socially constructed of knowledge) • Blackboard (discussion, assignments) • Wikis (collaboration, feedback, assessment)
More Educational Uses • Tappedin (worldwide teacher prof. dev.) • Skype (group projects, teleconferences) • Yack-Pack (asynchronous voice and text) • Marratech (desktop videoconference) • ichat/isight (video, audio digital portfolio)
Blackboard Discussions • Students discuss assigned topics on-line Text Text Text O.Benavides
Tappedin • Students collaborate on group projects and share resources O.Benavides
Internet Telephony • Students use Skype to work on group projects establishing teleconferences. Text O.Benavides O.Benavides
Blogging • The use of blogs enables students and teachers to post information on a secure site for discussion and collaboration outside of the classroom. O.Benavides
Yack -Pack • Yack-Pack allows multiple asynchronous opportunities for collaboration using voice and text. O.Benavides
Videoconference • Marratech offers the possibility to bring experts to the classroom O.Benavides
iChat/iSight Carol Anne McGuire shares Digital Stories created by Blind Children Helen Barrett discusses digital Portfolios O.Benavides
iChat/iSight Bernie Dodge, creator of WebQuest virtually presents to Fresno State students from San Diego State University O.Benavides
Professional Development: Research and Practice • Are these useful pedagogical tools? • Can they engage learners? • Can they enhance learning? • What are the problems? • How can we address them?