Web 2.0 in Classroom

Blogs in Education:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfJETK3am1M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRyh4UeP-IY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKoEZJseVXU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYAestYcLww&feature=related

Education Today...and Tomorrow?

Your thoughts on this please. How can we save education?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=PlayList&p=6E4F971487C61ED9&index=17

Enter your reply as a comment here on my blog. Will count toward discussion grade or bonus points if you've already submitted your quota.

LiveText Portfolio

This semester we have implemented a new assessment procedure for student work. We will be using a software system called "LiveText" for creation of student portfolios and submission of assessment assignments. Dr. Teresa Wambaugh has developed a few simple steps to help you post your assignments to LiveText course.

Follow these instructions:

1. Your paper must be saved in Word 2003
2. Click on the assignment
3. Click on Upload Attachment
4. Click on Upload New
5. Click on Browse and select your paper
6. Click on Upload File
7. Click on Insert Selected Attachment
8. Click on Submit Assignment

Wiki Etiquette for Students

Since we've been using PBwiki in class this week to create an Information Systems bibliography, I thought you all might want to review this post. It is from PBWiki and provides helpful hints at good etiquitte when participating in Wiki.

http://educators.pbwiki.com/Wiki+Etiquette+for+Students

Let me know what you think.

Service Oriented Architecture

According to wikipedia, Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a method for systems development and integration where functionality is grouped around business processes and packaged as interoperable services. SOA also describes IT infrastructure which allows different applications to exchange data with one another as they participate in business processes.

Here is a humorous approach to understanding SOA through the eyes of "Greg the SOA Architect", systems architect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bKAG7G1rzg

There is an entire series of these videos that will enlighten you on the concept of Service Oriented Architecture.

Lighten up and Laugh!

Libraries and Blogs

Thank you, friends at the library, for the opportunity to talk with you today about ways we might incorporate blogs into the library website to offer more services to your patrons. From our conversation, I learned that there are several content areas of your website that you would like to add or enhance.

Specifically, you would like to:

1. Enhance instruction to include an orientation for new students, guide to resources, tutorials and documentation for education on topics such as plagerism and scholarly journals.
2. Enhance Library News and Happenings
3. Provide introduction of Library Staff, their roles and expertise
4. Add new content such as driving directions, what's new, and items for sale

As we discussed, there are many new tools that will allow you to incorporate these features into your website. Blogs, wikis, text/chat, and screencasts being the most relevant. Since time was limited, our focus was on reviewing how blogs are being used by Libraries across the country. In future meetings, I hope that we will learn how to use the blog tools that we have available to us.

Below are several applications of blogs created by other libraries that we reviewed. Please take a look at these and post your comments here. Each of you have a different perspective, and perhaps, goals you would like to achieve, so, let's include them here. This will help us continue our dialog and work toward implementation of these new services.

• Library Suggestion Blog:
  http://blog.vcu.edu/libsuggest/
• Library Director’s Blog:
  http://www.aadl.org/directorsblog
• Library Support Staff:
  http://librarysupporter.blogspot.com/
• Library Newsletter:
  http://www.aadl.org/taxonomy/term/60
• http://mjcpl.org/Library-Buzz
• Faculty Research:
  http://edtech.tennessee.edu/rite/blogs.shtml
• Collaborate with other Librarians:
  http://www.catalogablog.blogspot.com/
• Library Archives:
  http://governorsacademyarchives.blogspot.com/
• Library Website:
  http://www.lib.auburn.edu/services/

In addition to blogs, there are so many areas to explore. Depending on your preference, we'll do this again and focus next on creating blogs using the tools we have available or on learning about how wikis can be used. I might suggest that next session cover wikis. This is because wikis are the most logical tool for creating and distributing your instructional materials which is your highest priority. You just let me know when and where and I'll start working on pulling some information together.

Again, I appreciate the opportunity to work with such an enthusiastic group. Thanks!

Lisa

IT Problems

Humorous video on what causes so many problems with technology. Sometimes, I have to agree there are gremlins and goblins inside my computer!


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2008/apr/30/dragons.den.gremlins.bt

from Steve Clark, Webmaster, Athens State University