Using Web-Based
Technologies for Teaching
Dr. Marina Stock McIsaac
Arizona State University
Presented at Wenzao Ursuline College of
Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
June 5, 2008
Alphabet of Learning
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b-learning, blended
e-learning, electronic
m-learning, mobile
u-learning, ubiquitous
Change in Pedagogy
• learning styles of the ‘net generation’
• implications of convergence of
technologies
• formal vs. informal learning
• collective intelligence, collaborative
learning
• virtual worlds and ‘serious games’
Shift in teaching
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Facilitate independent learning
Integrate learning tools into instruction
Synthesize and communicate concepts
Teach students to gather information
Demonstrate “best technology practices”
Collaborate in knowledge networks
Pedagogy and technology integration
social
cultural
interactive
distributed
situated
ICTWeb2
S
knowledge
CoP
scaffolded construction
Learning is social and interactive
social
cultural
interactive
distributed
situated
ICT
S
CoP
scaffolded
Web2
knowledge
construction
Social Constructivism
• Cultural mediation (Vygotsky) “Any higher mental function was
social at some point before becoming truly mental”
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Social presence (Short et al.) “The degree to which people feel
connected to each other......”
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Interaction (Moore, Muirhead) “...between learners, learnerteacher, learner-content, learner-interface...”
Learning is distributed and situated
social
cultural
interactive
distributed
situated
ICT Web2
S
CoP
scaffolded
knowledge
construction
Distributed Cognition
“people think in conjunction and
partnership with others and with the
help of culturally provided tools and
implements”
(Salomon, 1993, p. xiii).
Situated Learning
“Situated cognition has emerged as
a powerful perspective in
providing meaningful learning
and promoting the transfer of
knowledge to real-life situations.”
Choi & Hannafin
Learning-Communities of Practice
social
cultural
interactive
distributed
situated
ICTWeb2
S
CoP
knowledge
scaffolded
construction
Communities of Learning
• CSCL-Computer-supported
communities of learning
• Networked CoP (communities of
practice)
• Scaffolding
Dimensions of Learning
social
cultural
interactive
distributed
situated
ICTWeb2.0
S
CoP
scaffolded
knowledge
construction
Pedagogy and Web 2.0
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Collective intelligence
User generated software
Social construction
Reflective environment for conscious
thought
Why ICT’s?
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Student centered learning pedagogies
Informal learning
External influences
Technology in the workplace
Web2.0 Environments
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Open Source software (OSS)...
Knowledge construction...Tappedin
User generated content...Wikis
Reflection of conscious
thought...Blogs
• Student centered learning...Podcasts
• Virtual learning spaces... 2nd Life
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Educational Potential
• E-mail (communication)
• Blogs (dynamic communication, recent
info)
• Moodle(socially constructed
knowledge)
• Blackboard (discussion, assignments)
• Wikis (collaboration, feedback,
assessment)
Most popular
• MySpace (connect with others, blog,
music)
• Facebook (social utility)
• You Tube (video sharing)
• Second Life (3 D learning environment)
Yack Pack
Yack-Pack allows multiple
asynchronous opportunities
for collaboration using voice
and text.
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O.Benavides
Internet Telephony
 Students use
Skype to work
on group
projects
establishing
teleconferences.
Tappedin
 Students
collaborate
on group
projects
and share
resources
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O.Benavides
Desktop videoconference
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Deborah Lowther speaks to
Technology Integration Class
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O.Benavides
The use of blogs enables students
and teachers to post information
on a secure site for discussion
and collaboration outside of the
classroom.
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O.Benavides
Develop a web-based activity
• Select a lesson you would like to teach
• What is one new activity you could do
using technology?
• How would this help your lesson?
• What do you need for the project?
Hsieh Hsieh
[email protected]
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