WEB 2.0: WHERE ARE OUR STUDENTS CONNECTING? Carmen Bucher and Rolando Garcia MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008
When did it become Web 2.0? After dot-com collapse Tim O’Reilly and Dale Dougherty Users looking to be more involved in Internet Google Yahoo! MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008
Web 2.0 Timeline
Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 Web 1.0Web 2.0 DoubleClickGoogle AdSense Britannica OnlineWikipedia Personal WebsitesBlogging mp3.comNapster, BitTorrent Ofoto (Shutterfly)Flickr Domain name speculationSearch engine optimization Screen scrapingWeb services Content management systemsWikis Directories (taxonomy)Tagging ("folksonomy") Page viewsCost per click MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008
Features of Web 2.0 Community building Sharing Not for profit for the user For profit for provider - advertising Communication Free to community MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008
Web 2.0 Applications Blog Wikis - Myspace - Facebook – Flickr – Second Life – MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008
Web 2.0 Applications Google Apps You Tube A Vision of Students Today Viral Video Google Earth w/ Sketch Up and 3D Warehouse Blogger MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008
MDC Stats MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008 Degree Seeking AA or AS Traditional students – 31% Non-traditional students – 34% 26+ – 35% Vocational Certificate Traditional students – 38% Non-traditional students 26+ – 62%
Pedagogical Questions MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008 Can NetGen students learn using traditional teaching strategies? How do these technologies fit in with your teaching style? Would you use any of these technologies? How would you work them into your teaching?
Web 2.0 in the Classroom MDC Conference Day, March 6, 2008 Sketch Up Projects Sketch Up Projects Tools for Educators Web 2.0 websites and webtools for College/University teaching
Resources Got Game by Beck and Wade - social network for faculty The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman 4.html 4.html 2.pdf
Q & A