Themed Session:  Designing and delivering e-learning Topic :  Designing and

facilitating  interactive online course using Web 2.0 tools

Name of the presenter: Kwami Ahiabenu,II Institution: African University College of

Communications/penplusbytes

Penplusbytes

• International Institute for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Journalism (Penplusbytes) is a new media organization based in Accra, with the mandate of promoting ICT Journalism

• Established on 18th July 2001 made up of a virtual network300 plus media organizations and journalists interested in using ICTs as a tool for the improvement of journalism.

• Training –online and f2f, research, publishing,• Pioneered online training for journalists in new

media

Presentation outline

1. Introduction / What is web 2.02. Application of web 2.0 in education 3. Step by Step process of Designing and facilitating

online training using Web 2.0 4. Practical examples of the use of web 2.0 tools in

designing and facilitating online training-collaborative : blogging, podcasting, video blogging, social bookmarking, wikis, skype

5. Opportunities, threats, challenges and advantages of using web 2.0 in designing and facilitating interactive online training

6. Conclusion

KEY QUESTION

•WHAT IS WEB 2.0

web 2.0

What is Web 2.0

• No standard Definition • Cluster of new ideas describing innovations and

changes linked to the web• “New Internet”- 2nd generation services • History dates to back to 2003 at a brainstorming

conference organized by Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty

• Annual web 2.0 conference started in 2004 San Francisco and today web 2.0 is now part and parcel of the web

Web 2.0 in education

• Online Teaching

• Research

• Testing

• Collaborative Writing

• School management

• Evaluation and Monitoring

• Curriculum development

Step by Step process of Designing and facilitating

online training using Web 2.0 • Analysis• Objectives and expectations/goals • Course content and structure • Platform Design and Media creation• Discussion tools for interactive and

collaborative learning • Online Testing and Evaluation• Course promotion• Monitoring and evaluation

Blogging and video blogging

• Blog is simply a website that is very easy to build and maintain- text, video, voice etc

• Use of blogs to post lecture notes and for students to show and tell their course work

• Collaborative blogs enable two or more persons to write lectures notes etc

• Video blogs enable you to post your lectures as videos online

• Micro blogging = twitter

Online social networking

• Online Social networking is a major component of the Web 2.0 phenomenon powered by social software

• Online social networking enable people to rendezvous, connect and collaborate online

MySpace and Facebook are very popular- facilitate interaction by students and teachers

• del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website - http://del.icio.us/ , it is a great way for keeping links to online resources for your online courses

Wikis

• A wiki is a type of website that allows anyone visiting the site to add, remove as well as edit all content, quickly and easily, which makes it an effective tool for collaborative writing.

• Perfect for group student assignment and joint production of course materials for educators

Penplusbytes online course wiki

Online Presentation and Podcasts

• http://www.slideshare.net Slideshare is a powerful tool for posting presentations online

• Slideshare + Podcasts = slidecast basically enable you post presentation online and talk through it

• Skype – voice, video and chats

Opportunities, threat, challenges and weakness – web 2.0 in online courses

StrengthsUse of in house resources

Freely available tools

WeaknessesRelies on high bandwidth

High end skills set may be required

Opportunities - Ability to design and implement online courses with low cost budget

Threats Dominance of high priced solutions

Conclusion

• Web 2.0 is enabling the analysis, design, delivering and implementation of e-learning in a cost effective, empowering and user friendly manner

Thank you

Kwami Ahiabenu,Ii

kwami@penplusbytes.org