PBWiki – Make a free, password-protected wiki as easily as a peanut butter sandwich.
Wiki Pedagogy
Wiki is not a new technology; many of us, if not all, have been using Wikipedia as a rich source of information. How this emerging tool’s potential can be harnessed for our classrooms is a question we will all ask.
This article by Ren�e Fountain gave some thoughts into the use of wikis for pedagogical purposes. The abstract is as follows:
This article endeavours to denote and promote pedagogical experimentations concerning a Free/Open technology called a “Wiki”. An intensely simple, accessible and collaborative hypertext tool Wiki software challenges and complexifies traditional notions of – as well as access to – authorship, editing, and publishing. Usurping official authorizing practices in the public domain poses fundamental – if not radical – questions for both academic theory and pedagogical practice.
The particular pedagogical challenge is one of control: wikis work most effectively when students can assert meaningful autonomy over the process. This involves not just adjusting the technical configuration and delivery; it involves challenging the social norms and practices of the course as well (Lamb, 2004). Enacting such horizontal knowledge assemblages in higher education practices could evoke a return towards and an instance upon the making of impossible public goods� (Ciffolilli, 2003).
Powercast – powerpoint presentations for ipods
edugadget published this post on putting ppt presentations to the latest ipods.
Being a Creative fan who supports the Singapore’s own innovation, my mind’s working on similar possibilities for the Zen Vision/Zen Microphoto *hmm*
E-learning (Version) 2.0
E-learning has been around for 10 years(?) and where are we heading from here? This article by Stephen Downes writes about just that. Trends such as changing demographics of learners (operating at “twitch speed,” expecting instant responses and feedback), the “read/write web” (where learning is created instead of just content delivery) are touched on in the article.
Check it out now 🙂
Presentation on Blogging/Wiki
found this set of slides at Alex Halavais’s blog, gives a comprehensive overview of blogs and wikis. mirrored a copy of the slides pdf for future reference 🙂