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How do we support learning with technology? From email to wikis, a wide range of technologies are available for us to use both in and out of the classroom. How do we find new technologies? How can we use existing technologies in new and innovative ways? How do we determine which technologies are right for the job?

Share your ideas and resources here.

Contents 1 Assessing Technology 2 Function 2.1 Presentation tools 2.2 Knowledge management 2.3 Project Management 2.4 Communication 2.5 Social networking platforms 2.6 Games and Simulations 2.7 And Beyond. . . 3 WSU Technology Tools 4 Technology Links 5 Reading

Assessing Technology

Learning/Instructional Criteria

• What do you want students to learn?
• What activities support that learning?
• Elements: interactivity, integrative capacity, learner control, learner and instructor attitudes, learner achievement.

Technical Criteria

• What resources are available?
• What resources are most effective and efficient?

Organizational Criteria

• What support mechanisms are required? Training?
• What support mechanisms are available?
• What partnership opportunities are available?
• What are the space, time, financial considerations?
• How does the course technology align with program or institutional goals?

Ethical Criteria

• How does the technology support diverse learners?
• How can technology support adaptations/modifications?

Function

• Presentation
• Knowledge management
• Project Management
• Communication
• Social Networking
• Games and Simulations
• And beyond. . .

Presentation tools

• sharing/accessing information
• knowledge development

Dry-erase board Handouts Textbooks PowerPoint Smart Board

Webpages Podcast DVD/Video/Multimedia Audio recording

Knowledge management

• audience
• permissions (i.e. editing and viewing)
• passing on "tribal knowledge"
• portfolios/usable archives

• Yahoo/Flickr
• Library database systems
• Wikis
  • WSU Wiki
  • MoscowWiki
• Portal/web systems
  • MyWSU
• WebCT
• Sharepoint
• Writely.com

Project Management

• Microsoft Project
• BaseCamp project management software is an inexpensive 3rd party platform that makes it easy to keep track of to-do's, milestones and communication. It supports file sharing, grouping, and photo-based communication. BaseCamp is used in ME 416 capstone design.

Communication

• sharing information
• time considerations

Synchronous

• Chat
• WebX

Asynchronous

• Email
• Discussion Boards
• Blogs
  • WSU PBJ (to be retired)
  • WSU blog tools

RSS aggregator

RSS information from Wikipedia

RSS is a family of web feed formats, used by news websites, wikis, weblogs and podcasting. The abbreviation is used to refer to the following standards:

• Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
• Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91, RSS 1.0)
• RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)

Web feeds provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content, and other metadata. RSS, in particular, delivers this information as an XML file called an RSS feed, webfeed, RSS stream, or RSS channel. In addition to facilitating syndication, web feeds allow a website's frequent readers to track updates on the site using an aggregator.

RSS Article by Stephen Downes: An introduction to RSS for educational designers. A nice, easy-to-read overview.

Social networking platforms

• connecting people
• building communities

• WebCT]
• FaceBook
• My Space
• Elgg
• Del.icio.us
• Flickr (now joined with Yahoo)
• Ringo

Games and Simulations

• Civilization by Sid Meier
• Social Impact Games
• Simulations for the classroom: United States Institute of Peace

And Beyond. . .

• complex systems
• a little bit of everything

• MyWSU Portal (the learning resources in myWSU are in two sub-sites, WSU mySites and WSU myClass) (see: [1] and [2])
• ePortfolio
• SharePoint (see: [3] and [4])
• Wiki (see Using_Wikis_For_Learning)
• Survey tools (see:Online_Survey_Tools)

WSU Technology Tools

WSU Wiki main page

PBJ Blog

WebCT Course Management (new CE6 edition beginning Fall '06)

Silhouette Online Survey System

SharePoint ePortfolio

Videoconference

Webconference

Technology Links

New Horizons: Technology in Education

Campus Technology

NEA Technology Resources

Innovate is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical (ISSN 1552-3233) published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and governmental settings. Our basic assumption is that innovative uses of technology in one sector can inform innovative uses of technology in each of the other sectors.

Educause is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.

Wired Magazine is a news site and magazine, covering technology, culture, business and politics.

Reading

Bates, A.W., & Poole, G. (2003) Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education: Foundations for Success. WSU Holland CALL # LB2331.B378

Technology, Culture and Education Reading list

Krause, S. D. (2005, June 24). Blogs as a Tool for Teaching. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 51(42), pg. B.33.

Lessig, Lawrence. 2004. Free Culture: The nature and future of creativity (also How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity). Penguin Press. Available through the Creative Commons license.