When Educators Become Curators

Joyce Seitzinger aka @catspyjamasnz

#moothr12 13 June 2012

Joyce Seitzinger Deakin University �

aka @catspyjamasnz Say hi. Use tag #moothr12

D2L  

Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers

Thank you Tona Perišić Pintek &

Jasmin Klindžić!

h"p://cats-­‐pyjamas.net/moodletoolguide  

A very very brief look at information

transfer in education through the ages

Ask yourself Where is: •  The expert? •  The information? •  The learner?

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Socrates

Where is The expert? The information? The learner?

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Book of Kells

Where is The expert? The information? The learner?

Trinity College Library

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Where is The expert? The information? The learner?

WWW

Where is The expert? The information? The learner?

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Enter digital curation

What is content curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. The work involves sifting, sorting, arranging, and publishing information.  -­‐  Beth  Kanter  

h"p://www.bethkanter.org/content-­‐curaGon-­‐101/  

What is a content curator? A content curator cherry picks the best content that is important and relevant to share with their community. It isn’t unlike what a museum curator does to produce an exhibition: They identify the theme, they provide the context, they decide which paintings to hang on the wall, how they should be annotated, and how they should be displayed for the public.  -­‐  Beth  Kanter  

h"p://www.bethkanter.org/content-­‐curaGon-­‐101/  

New role of digital curator for teachers

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Why a bad rap?��

Google: content curation

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Why a curated web?

Why a socially curated web?

Why a socially curated web in education / training?

•  Working in course design, finding/selecting resources is large part

•  Working in course delivery •  Live curating for teaching •  A new skill for the 21st century

Who’s doing it well (in edtech)?

@pgsimoes  

#eci831

Types of digital curators

Closed door •  “Have  everything  I  

need”  •  No  informaGon  in,  no  

informaGon  out  

Hoarder •  Collects  everything  •  Doesn’t  discriminate  •  Doesn’t  organise  •  Doesn’t  share  

•  Risk  of  ‘bloat’  

Scrooge •  Hoards  •  Keeps  track  of  hoard  

and  organises  •  Doesn’t  share  •  IntenGonal  /  

unintenGonal  

National Enquirer •  Is  indiscriminate  •  Shares  rubbish  

The Robot •  Shares  automaGcally  •  No  human  meaning  

giving  •  Are  you  be"er  than  

Google?  

Timing

Timing

Timing

How does it work?

There are 3 things you can curate

Individual objects or artefacts

Information streams

Informa,on  streams  

People streams / networks

PhD  list  

Curation process

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Step 1: Set up your streams

Set  up  streams  

Step 2: Regularly access yr streams

Access  Set  up  streams  

iPad is magic for this

Step 3: Select what to curate

This  is  all  value  you  add….  

•  Why?  •  Who  for?  •  What  value  to  me?  •  What  value  to  students?  •  What  value  to  others?  

Access   Select  Set  up  streams  

Collect  

Step 4: “Tag it and bag it”

Access   Select  Set  up  streams  

Access   Select  

Collect  

Share  

Other part of Step 4: Share

Set  up  streams  

In Moodle

Curation in Moodle

•  CuraGon  by  teacher  •  Most  commonly  happens  on  the  course  page  •  Gather  resources,  readings  &  links  

Curation in Moodle

News  forum  •  CuraGon  by  teacher  •  Eg  Weekly  links,  readings,  

news  arGcles  

Discussion  forum  •  ParGcipatory  curaGon  by  

teacher,  class,  group  or  other  

•  Weekly  contribuGon  on  a  topic  

•  Link  sharing  throughout  course  

Curation in Moodle

Glossary  •  Allows  parGcipatory  

curaGon  by  teacher,  class,  group  or  others  

•  Eg  Weekly  links,  readings,  news  arGcles  

•  Each  student  curates  one  topic  

Wiki  •  ParGcipatory  curaGon  by  

teacher,  class,  group  or  other  

•  Weekly  contribuGon  on  a  topic  

•  A  group  can  curate  one  topic  on  a  page  

•  Link  sharing  throughout  course  

Some new tools to use

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Why should I use other curation tools when I have Moodle?�Reason 1: Ease

Why should I use other curation tools when I have Moodle?�Reason 2: Public

Why should I use other curation tools when I have Moodle?�Reason 3: Ownership & Continued Access

Why should I use other curation tools when I have Moodle?�Reason 4: Your Digital Profile/PLN

If we use external tools, can we kill off Moodle?

Core  resources  

Live  curated  resources  

Ambient  resources  

Integration with Moodle

<embed>    page  book  wiki  side  block  

LMS has a future as a social learning mixing panel

PhotoMixing  Panel  cc  license  by  Sergiu  Bacioiu  h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/sergiu_bacioiu/4370021957/  

So, go forth and curate…

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Questions?