My notes from the following session. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL-CAPS.
Tuesday, March 23, 10:30 a.m.
The Web is Changing: It’s Time to Dethrone the LMS
Matt Crosslin, Harriet Watkins — UT at Arlington
#txdla-205
Jim Groom — EduPunk concept… created the following video
Zombies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUoGcjSc5kM
A.D.D.I.E. method for curriculum development — does not work/apply any more
(FOR MORE INFO ON A.D.D.I.E. — http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~mmalacho/OnLine/ADDIE.html)
Birth of the LMS — because learning MUST be managed
LMS is like tupperware shape ball (toy) — learning objects all fit into a specific opening/place and they don’t come out
LMS is more like instructional silos
BUT
The web is changing — we now have Web 2.0 — why aren’t we incorporating more of this into our course design?
What about changing paradigm of Disruptive Technology?
New concept — they are showing a graphic that shows a flow between…
videos
IM
webconferencing
voice threads
virtual worlds
rss feeds
documents
blogs, wikis
sticky notes…
in/out “flow” of information
Podcast
tags
gaming
Instructor provides activity parameters
Students decide how they fulfill assignmet objectives
tagging assignments and learning objects as they complete their assignments (!!!!!! GREAT IDEA — VERY DYNAMIC)
The result of all of this:
learning communities
complexity
creation of shared content
PLEs
EduGeek Journal — their blog http://www.edugeekjournal.com/
Diagram of Social Learning Environments
Includes:
School SLE Server
Instructor SLE
Student PLE
LMSs needs to start aggregating student’s Personal learning Environments
This concept does not work out all kinks like FERPA and such…
Social Learning Environment Manifesto — on EduGeek Journal blog
Digital History Blog — example of how students’ tagging can be aggregated and brought into a central location — http://digitalhistory.umwblogs.org
Presenter/Audience discussion about student participation — how students right now do not read instructions/do not look carefully at course materials/syllabi… some profs who are trying to incorporate more of this in their courses still have students who “don’t try hard enough” to access course materials online
How do we overcome this type of behavior when we try to increase the use of Web 2.0 in courses?
Question re: putting personal stuff up online — presenters say “We need to educate people in general about posting personal stuff (photos, personal blogs, etc.) online” Everyone needs to know to be cautious about what they post online.
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