donderdag, november 29, 2007
Online Educa: what universities are doing with web 2.0
Yesterday I attended a very nice pre-conference workshop here at Online Educa Berlin on Web 2.0 and social software. It was given by two profs from Italy (Sarah Gut and Susanna Sancassenni) that explained in a very clear was what they were doing with their students. It is interesting to see how even Flickr photo annotations can be used for language learning, just as wiki's, personal blogs, diigo annotations, etc. During the workshop we were also asked to work out a learning event that uses web 2.0 principles and tools. The project we came up with at our table is actually something I believe in would really work: an intra-company learning community with a common goal to become good at presenting. (There are so many bad presenters, also here at the conference.) I have to find back the photo they made of our project, but from the top of my head it included:
- social network site to make a profile (Ning for example)
- a plan to become good at learning and share it (wiki/blog)
- finding learning resources and experts (links to YouTube, courses,etc)
- sharing your experiences in learning blogs
- ask a question (how do I deal with this difficult audience tomorrow?)
- using Google Docs or similar to collaborate on presentation design
- using Slideshare.com to prepare and get feedback on the presentation delivery
- recorded teleconf calls to exercise Q&A
It was an interesting workshop, especially because it opened my eyes on what is really, really happening in universities right now. Oh boy, we from the corporate learning function have no idea what is heading to us in 2-3 years time. That is another reason for me being here: this is the only conference where corporate learning professionals can preview the learning that Nextgen youngsters get right now and will expect to get from us when they enter the workforce.
- social network site to make a profile (Ning for example)
- a plan to become good at learning and share it (wiki/blog)
- finding learning resources and experts (links to YouTube, courses,etc)
- sharing your experiences in learning blogs
- ask a question (how do I deal with this difficult audience tomorrow?)
- using Google Docs or similar to collaborate on presentation design
- using Slideshare.com to prepare and get feedback on the presentation delivery
- recorded teleconf calls to exercise Q&A
It was an interesting workshop, especially because it opened my eyes on what is really, really happening in universities right now. Oh boy, we from the corporate learning function have no idea what is heading to us in 2-3 years time. That is another reason for me being here: this is the only conference where corporate learning professionals can preview the learning that Nextgen youngsters get right now and will expect to get from us when they enter the workforce.
Labels: online educa, web2.0
