Feedback of the Implementation of Web 2.0 Technology Katerina Zdravkova [email protected].

Feedback of the Implementation of Web 2.0 Technology

Katerina Zdravkova

[email protected]

Computer Science Education and Research Cooperation, Neum, 30.08-06.09.2009

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Publication directly related to our experience

Zdravkova K., Ivanović M, Putnik Z., Evolution of Professional Ethics Courses from Web Supported Learning towards E-Learning 2.0: U. Cress, V. Dimitrova, and M. Specht (Eds.): EC-TEL 2009, LNCS 5794, pp. 657–663, 2009


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Contents

What is Web 2.0? Why and how Web 2.0? Related works Our joint effort Examples Statistical data Student feedback Conclusion


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Definitions of Web 2.0 on the Web


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… and in German


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Web 2.0 (few definitions)

The second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content (en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0 )

A term used to describe a new generation of Web services and applications with an increasing emphasis on human collaboration (ww.headland.co.uk/pages/glossary)

Web 2.0 (or Web 2) is the popular term for advanced Internet technology and applications including blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking (www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx)


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Why Web 2.0?

Markus: E-communication technology causes depersonalisation and alienation

Markus: negative social impact of new technology “may not prove easy to eradicate”

Morahan-Martin and Schumacher: Internet use causes loneliness

Classmates.com: First attempt to “socialize” Internet users

Nielsen Online: September 2007: 33 million unique visitors September 2008: 76 million unique visitors


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E-learning 2.0

Downes: New ways of thinking about e-learning inspired by the emergence of Web 2.0

Many universities nowadays deploy educational social software

Social software: enhances particular aspects of teaching and

learning significantly contributes to the creation of new

forms of these activities


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Learning Management Systems Blackboard/WebCT (directed towards

elearning 3.0) Moodle ADL SCORM Claroline and many, many others


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Why Moodle?

Moodle = Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment

Free and open source e-learning software platform Recognised by European Commission Used for several years in Skopje First release http://courses.ii.edu.mk

More than 3000 individual users Second release http://ecourses.ii.edu.mk

Controlled access

Used in Novi Sad


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Our joint effort: Joint M.Sc studies Shared curricula Shared study packs Shared teachers Shared students And, the same LMS


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Moodle in Professional Ethics course


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Moodle in PESR


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Distribution of student obligations PE, Skopje, undergraduates

Presence at lectures (10%) Discussion forums (15%) Project assignments (30%) Group project (15%) News log (30%)

PESR, Novi Sad, master studies Discussion forums (15%) Moderator reports (15%) Individual essays (20%) Group projects (25%) News log (25%)


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Typical discussion forum


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It works with smaller groups as well


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Specific discussion forum (Zoran Putnik) Manager team of a company, intending to reduce

the number of employees An outsourcing team: a keystroke monitoring

software aiming to discover the less productive company staff

Company consulted the experienced psychology team

Employees discovered the keystroke monitoring system

Solicitor company defended employees’ rights Syndicate protected employees of loosing their job


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Discussions

Students actively involved in the forum Teachers involved in the forum too Six teams: in average 9.73 posts per student

Moderator reports Forum that facilitates the creation of the

reports 10.07 posts per student


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Activity report for students and teachers at both courses in academic 2008/09

PE (Skopje)

Resources

Assignments

Forums

Total

Total per credit

Total views 3604 10592 10910 25106 6276.50 Student views 3532 9105 10576 23213 5803.25 Views per activity 82.14 1821.00 961.45 2864.59 716.15 Views per student 22.35 57.63 66.94 146.92 36.73 Views per activity and per student

0.52 11.53 6.09 18.14 4.54

Teacher views 72 1487 334 1893 PESR (Novi Sad)

Resources

Assignments

Forums

Total

Total per credit

Total views 1082 2260 14510 17852 2380.27 Student views 994 1924 13826 16744 2232.53 Views per activity 124.25 384.8 1728.25 2237.30 298.31 Views per student 66.27 128.27 921.73 1116.27 148.84 Views per activity and per student 8.28 9.87 70.90 89.05 11.87 Teacher views 88 336 684 1108


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Student impressions about the courses

PE (Skopje)

low (poor)

medium (average)

high (good)

very high (excellent)

Necessity of the course 2,60% 18,18% 20,78% 64,94% Influence on ethical and professional norms

5,19% 25,97% 46,75% 22,08%

Delivery of the course 1,30% 12,99% 45,45% 40,26% PESR (Novi Sad)

low (poor)

medium (average)

high (good)

very high (excellent)

Necessity of the course 0,00% 11,76% 52,94% 35,29% Influence on ethical and professional norms

0,00% 00,00% 11,76% 88,24%

Delivery of the course 0,00% 29,41% 35,29% 35,29%


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Student impressions about gained knowledge

New knowledge acquired through: PE amount of new knowledge in PE

PESR

Lectures 34.41% 64.52% 0.00% Discussion forums 17.20% 51.88% 5.88% Assignments 18.28% 54.37% 0.00% Group projects 13.98% 58.31% 35.29% News log 16.13% 57.32% 58.82%


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Student remarks in Skopje


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…, and in Novi Sad


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Benefits

Socialisation: motivated, stimulated and sometimes provoked to reveal their own ideas

Relaxed, and at the same time, efficient group collaboration

Grading facilities of Moodle Students and the teachers were always in line

with the newest events related to the course Impossibility to cheat and to fake personal

outcomes


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Problems

Prerequisites: constant availability of the server, impeccable Internet connection, and a permanently high scalability

Exhausting for the students Social software in education was a treat to

thier privacy Teachers had to daily check all the activities,

and to permanently actively contribute in the course evolution


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Conclusion

E-learning 2.0 was: Exhaustive Contemporary Transparent Students liked it

How do we intend to proceed? More forums (or ) Blogs Wikis


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Thank you for your precious attention

Feedback of the Implementation of Web 2.0 Technology Katerina Zdravkova [email protected].

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