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Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis. New tools to support eLearning, Communities of Practice, and Performance Support. Rick Darby Director of Learning Technology Orkin University Rollins, Inc. Objectives. What are blogs, podcasts and wikis? How they can create a blended learning strategy
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Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis New tools to support eLearning, Communities of Practice, and Performance Support Rick Darby Director of Learning Technology Orkin University Rollins, Inc.
Objectives • What are blogs, podcasts and wikis? • How they can create a blended learning strategy • Importance of interactivity and networking with other users
But within this Context: Internet vs Intranet the corporate environmental difference
Corporate Blog Survey Raise your hand if your company has a corporate blog. What is participation like on them? <1> None ……<3>…….<5> High
Key Parts of a Blog • Updateable, chronological “story” • Easy reader response • Uploadable, shareable files • Update Notification
Blogs “…a website where entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.” - Wikipedia
Podcasts “… a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet using syndicationfeeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers.” - Wikipedia
Wiki “…software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily.” - Wikipedia
Internet Wikipedia WikiWikiWeb Memory Alpha Wikitravel World66 Intranet Examples Cisco Polycom Lifesize Teliris Wikis – New Corporate Frontier
Supporting Blended Learning • What is a “fully” Blended Solution?
Learning Curve Competence Expert Collaboration Technologies Competent Training Technologies Novice time Adapted from iXL presentations
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