e-Learning Workshops for Students

Web 2.0 for Learning

Mike Chuimikechui@ied.edu.hkCentre for Learning, Teaching and Technology (LTTC)http://www.ied.edu.hk/lttc

Today’s AgendaWhat is Web 2.0Web 2.0? How to catch the opportunities catch the opportunities of Web

2.0?What are the impacts on educationimpacts on education?Sharing of Web 2.0 technologies (hands-Web 2.0 technologies (hands-

on)on)

What is Web 2.0?What is Web 2.0?Not a new InternetInteractive information sharingInteroperabilityUser-centered design and collaboration on

the World Wide Web24/7 ability to produce, communicate,

collaborate, share, store, network and learn

Prosumer + FolksonomyProsumer + Folksonomy

ProsumerProProducer + ConsumersumerProProfessional Consumersumer

Folksonomy Using user-defined labelsuser-defined labels or tagstags to organize

and share informationFolk classificationFolk classification

1. Delicious1. DeliciousIt is a social bookmarking siteGo to http://delicious.com/

1. Delicious (con’t)1. Delicious (con’t)Suppose you want to know more about e-e-

portfoliosportfolios, so how can you make use of Delicious?

How many bookmarks related to e-portfolios?

How can you relate the searched bookmarks to higher educationhigher education?

How many bookmarks did you get?

1. Delicious (con’t)1. Delicious (con’t)

How can I save the bookmarks?

1. Delicious (con’t)1. Delicious (con’t)What are the differences between using

Delicious and adding as My Favourite?

2. SlideShareIt is an online presentation sharing spaceGo to http://www.slideshare.net/Click on SignupHow can I upload a PowerPoint file?How can I allow people download my

presentation? What are the benefits and drawbacks of

using online presentation tool?

3. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) It benefits publishers by

letting the subscribers to get the syndicated content automatically

Subscribers 無需一天刷新幾十次自己感興趣的 Web site 或blog ，因爲它們更新的內容會通過 RSS feeds 源源不斷地輸送到你的 feeds 閱讀器中。

3.1 How to subscribe a RSS feed (with iGoogle)

Go to http://www.google.com.hk/igYou may select a themeClick on See your page button

3.1 How to subscribe a RSS feed (with iGoogle)

You may delete some unwanted gadgets

3.1 How to subscribe a RSS feed (with iGoogle)

Click on Add StuffAdd Stuff ( 新增小工具 )

3.1 How to subscribe a RSS feed (with iGoogle)

Click on 新增資訊提供或小工具Open a new Internet browser pageGo to http://www.mingpao.com/Click on RSS buttonSelect your favourite category and copy

the .xml link

3.1 How to subscribe a RSS feed (with iGoogle)

Go back the 新增資訊提供或小工具 box

Paste the copied URL: http://inews.mingpao.com/rss/INews/gb.xml

Click on 新增 button

4. Subscribe a blog (Using iGoogle)Click on Add StuffAdd Stuff ( 新增小工具 )Click on 新增資訊提供或小工具Enter http://educator.viviti.comClick on 新增 button

5. WikispacesIt facilitates collaborative writing and

tracking history of editionsGo to http://www.wikispaces.com/

5. Wikispaces (con’t)Click on Get Started Get Started button

5. Wikispaces (con’t)Fill in the required fields

5. Wikispaces (con’t)http://ictlearner.wikispaces.com/

5. Wikispaces (con’t)Click on EditEdit button to start editing the

home page

5. Wikispaces (con’t)Click on Manage Wiki > Invite PeopleManage Wiki > Invite People

to engage your friends in editing the page

More Webapps to try

http://creately.com/ (an online diagramming application)

http://photofunia.com/ (an online photo editing tool)

http://bubbl.us/ (for brainstorming)http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/

speech.asp (for learning pronunciation of different languages)

References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 http://www.vanderwal.net/folksonomy.html http://www.eryi.org/SearchEngines/rss-feeds-power.html http://rss.softwaregarden.com/aboutrss.html

Thank you for your participationQ & AWorkshop Evaluation