Comments on: Flexible Learning at Victoria University Becomes Web2.0… http://vuelearning.edublogs.org/2006/11/15/flexible-learning-at-victoria-university-becomes-web20-2/ The Blog of the Flexible Learning Unit... Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:47:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Vyt http://vuelearning.edublogs.org/2006/11/15/flexible-learning-at-victoria-university-becomes-web20-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Vyt Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:33:43 +0000 http://vuelearning.edublogs.org/2006/11/15/flexible-learning-at-victoria-university-becomes-web20-2/#comment-7 Let's not restrict the discussion to Blogs - the 'Social Software' tools/virtual spaces we have available also include Wikis - e.g. Wikispaces / PBWiki / Wetpaint Social bookmarking / tagging - e.g. Delicious Social Sharing - e.g. Flickr Social Bookmarking - e.g. Delicious Podcasts Vodcasts - e.g. YouTube MySpace Second Life For more info, see Anne Bartlett-Bragg's illuminating Wiki at: http://lt2006.wetpaint.com/page/Social+Software+Overview But - perhaps the real question is not 'which tools' but one of appropriate use. Many of the social networking tools I have seen are just solutions in search of problems. Yes, they are shiny and seductive and oh-so-cool ... but until we start thinking more about our course design processes and their underlying educational philosophies, the danger may be that these collaborative strategies will be forced into our courses merely because they are there. And that would be a shame, because their potential to transform the learning landscape is huge. Let’s not restrict the discussion to Blogs – the ‘Social Software’ tools/virtual spaces we have available also include

Wikis – e.g. Wikispaces / PBWiki / Wetpaint
Social bookmarking / tagging – e.g. Delicious
Social Sharing – e.g. Flickr
Social Bookmarking – e.g. Delicious
Podcasts
Vodcasts – e.g. YouTube
MySpace
Second Life

For more info, see Anne Bartlett-Bragg’s illuminating Wiki at:
http://lt2006.wetpaint.com/page/Social+Software+Overview

But – perhaps the real question is not ‘which tools’ but one of appropriate use. Many of the social networking tools I have seen are just solutions in search of problems. Yes, they are shiny and seductive and oh-so-cool … but until we start thinking more about our course design processes and their underlying educational philosophies, the danger may be that these collaborative strategies will be forced into our courses merely because they are there. And that would be a shame, because their potential to transform the learning landscape is huge.

]]> By: Scott Beattie http://vuelearning.edublogs.org/2006/11/15/flexible-learning-at-victoria-university-becomes-web20-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Scott Beattie Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:29:32 +0000 http://vuelearning.edublogs.org/2006/11/15/flexible-learning-at-victoria-university-becomes-web20-2/#comment-6 I'm about to trial using blogs with my phd student and a couple of researchers around the place, trying to see if this is a good way to bounce ideas around. To me blogs seem superior to email for this kind of discussion as a blog is a kind of 'place' you got to for a specific reason. It is somewhat safer from the annoying distractions occur when you try to use email as a communications tool. I’m about to trial using blogs with my phd student and a couple of researchers around the place, trying to see if this is a good way to bounce ideas around. To me blogs seem superior to email for this kind of discussion as a blog is a kind of ‘place’ you got to for a specific reason. It is somewhat safer from the annoying distractions occur when you try to use email as a communications tool.

]]> By: Gordon Thompson http://vuelearning.edublogs.org/2006/11/15/flexible-learning-at-victoria-university-becomes-web20-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Gordon Thompson Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:51:56 +0000 http://vuelearning.edublogs.org/2006/11/15/flexible-learning-at-victoria-university-becomes-web20-2/#comment-5 David - great to see open forums like this emerging, to further enhance the work taking place in the area of learning. Gordon Thompson (Web Editor, Marketing & Communications; Web Taskforce; Convenor, Web Futures Group) David – great to see open forums like this emerging, to further enhance the work taking place in the area of learning.

Gordon Thompson
(Web Editor, Marketing & Communications; Web Taskforce; Convenor, Web Futures Group)

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