WEB 2.0 Tools IN EDUCATION

EDUC 7101Walden UniversityNovember , 2009

ByCarol Lee

Blogging

Teaching &

Learning

Interest

Interaction

Collaboration

Differentiated Instruction

Learning Styles

Motivation

Web 2.0 Definition

Blogging &Wikispaces Educational Purposes

Promotes active participation Interaction among students Collaboration on group projects Promotes critical thinking and higher

order thinking skills Gives learners the opportunity to reflect Improves writing competencies Reduces costs

What is a Wiki?

WIKISPACES TIMELINE

• Knowledge

February 2005

• Implementation

March 2005• Persuasion

September 2005

• Confirmation

2006-Present

WikispacesInnovation Development Process

Stage 1 – Need: To facilitate online collaboration and have

web pages that were easy for anyone to edit

Stage 2 – Research Ward CunninghamPortland Patterns Repository--- 1st Wikihttp://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?WelcomeVisitorsTangient LLC (Wikispaces creator)

WikispacesInnovation Development

Process Stage 3

Development Problems

No problems were cited

Intended AudienceComputer users that

wanted to create and share information

Stage 4 CommercializationCorporate AmericaEducation

○ Free space

WIKISPACES S-CURVEN

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2005 2006 2008 20090

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

3000000

3500000

4000000

Cumulative No. of AdpotersNew Adopters

BLOGGING“Online diary on Web site: a frequently

updated personal journal chronicling links at a Web site, intended for public viewing” (Encarta Online, 2009).

Blogging Timeline

Need Research DevelopmentCommercializationKnowledge Implementation Persuasion

Confirmation

1997 19

97 1999

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BLOGGING Innovation Development Process

Stage 1 – Need: To keep an up-to-date account of happening in a person’s life or business ventures

Stage 2 – ResearchOnline diariesLinks.net No real research besides individuals/businesses

creating the software to use blogs.

BLOGGING Innovation Development Process

Stage 3 – Development: 1. Initial beginning2. Automated Publishing Services3. Intended Audience

- Any computers users that want to create online diaries for personal or business use

Stage 4 – CommercializationVarious publication services

BLOGGING S-CURVE

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080

20000000

40000000

60000000

80000000

100000000

120000000

140000000

160000000

180000000

200000000

CUMULATIVE NO OF ADOPTERS

NEW ADOPTERS

Num

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Innovators & Early Adopters

Tech Savvy Administrators

Faculty &

Staff

WikispacesBlogging

Persuasive Strategies for Adoption in Education

Trial period Providing

professional development

Personal assistance

LaggardsAdministrators,Faculty & Staff

withlittle or no technology skills

Well I just don’t knowif I can do it!!!!

Persuasive Strategies for adoption

Trial periods Providing Professional Development Personal assistance Incentives

Meeting Critical Mass in Education

Mass Media

INTERNET

WIKISPACESBLOGGING

REFERENCES Cann, A. (2009). What's so special about web 2.0?

http://www.microbiologybytes.com/tutorials/ple/ple2.html Cunningham, W. (2009) WikiWiiWeb . Retrieved September 27,

2009 at http://c2.com/cgi-bin/wiki?WelcomeVisitors Encarta Online (2009). Blog. Retrieved September 29, 2009 from

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701704685/blog.html The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. (2009).

Retrieved September 29, 2009 at http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/wikis/index.htm

Wikispaces (2009). Wikispaces. Retrieved October 12, 2009 at http://blog.wikispaces.com/2009/03/wikispaces-birthday-site-statistics.html

Wikispaces.com. (2009). Wikispaces turns three. Retrieved at http://blog.wikispaces.com/2008/03/wikispaces-turns-three.html