1. Widgets: The Slicing and Dicing (and Splicing) of Learning Content Mark C. Marino Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Writing Writing Program, College of Letter, Arts and Sciences Susan E. Metros Associate Vice Provost and Deputy CIO Professor of Visual Design and Clinical Education University of Southern California 1

2. Agenda Slicing, Dicing, Splicing and Modularizing Learning Content Widgets for Education Faculty Needs Institutional Enablers 2

3. Modularizing Education Course Module Topic Curriculum Program 3

4. Modularizing Content Chapter Textbook Section 4

5. Modularizing Digital Content Asset Learning Object Repository Subject 5

6. 6 Learning Objects Digital Asset Learning Assessment Learning Outcomes Learning Assessment Discipline A Discipline B Activity Learning Outcomes Activity

7. What are the Top Three Reasons for Using Learning Objects? 1.To improve quality of the learning experience 2.To benefit from content reusability 3.To use course materials efficiently 7 S u r v e y r e s u l t s ECAR Metros and Bennett, 2002

8. Modularizing Digital Content NSF Digital Libraries Academic Earth Internet Archive MERLOT YouTube Google 8

9. Modularizing Digital Content OER Commons 9

10. Modularizing Digital Content iGoogle Pageflakes NetVibes Ning Facebook 10

11. Characteristics 11 LOOERWidget Digital XXX Reusable XXX Sharable XXX Stand-alone XXX Media Independent XXX Open to everyone X Interoperable X Collaboratively authored XXX Trusted collections X Expert or peer-evaluated XX Easy to aggregate and use X

12. Learning Object with Repository Model 12 Link to Learning Object

13. Widget with Portal-Aggregator Model 13 Widget

14. Widget Providers Google Gadgets Mac Dashboard Widgets iPhone Apps 14

15. Widgets are Proliferating…. Widgetbox –100,000+ with over 6 billion "served” Springwidgets –36,000 + YourMinis –10,000 Google Gadgets –45,000 15

16. Widgetbox 16

17. Widget Varieties RSS Feeds Blogs News Sources Images Videos Search Tools Blog Google Swicki WorldCat Blank-a-Day Word-a-Day Quote-a-Day Image-a-Day This Day in History Quizzes Language Trivia Writing Tools Blogs Message Boards To-Do lists Post-Its Misc. Games Countdowns Badges Lists 17

18. Educational Widgets English Level Test Learnit: learn a language in no time Grammar Girl Quiz Eco-Calculator Step by Step Math Solving Calculator Classtools.net (online widget builder) 18

19. Widget Capabilities Widgets can do what the Web can do… Deliver Interactive Content Enhance Information Visualization Engage with Multimedia Presentation Provide “Real Estate” for Information Push Advertise Other Sites Network Users 19

20. Where to Aggregate 20

21. Netvibes 21

22. iGoogle 22

23. Pageflakes 23

24. Ning

25. Facebook 25

26. USC Topoi Widget Stats Developed July-Aug, 2008 Launched September 2008 26,000+ Widget Views 280 Installs Hosted on: –ning, webct, blogger, wetpaint, gmodules, netvibes, pageflakes, wordpress 26

27. Pam Hood, SFSU 27

28. Jarod Anthony, Spokane Falls CC 28

29. Michael Wesch, KSU 29

30. The USC Topoi Widgets 30

31. Standalone Widget 31

32. Interactive Text Widget 32

33. Interactive Text Widget 33

34. JavaScript Widget 34

35. Intro text Sample lesson Widget instructions Portable Widget Videos Interactive Content Widgets Flash and non Flash Notepad 35

36. Video Lessons Videos –Recreating in-class and office hour experiences 36

37. Video Tour Tour of the page’s contents Instruction on how to use the widgets 37

38. Faculty Needs Widget building support –Programming –Design Video production Testing Revision, Editing Porting into various formats: Widgetbox, Facebook Environment: iGoogle, Pageflakes, netvibes, portal Selection of Widgets 38

39. Institutional Enablers Adoption and scalability plans Sustainability and integration model Assessment plan Support resources and/or funding Authoring tools 39

40. Contact Information Mark C. Marino markcmarino@gmail.com Susan E. Metros smetros@usc.edu 40