Faculty Development
and ICT
DDTE, Universidade de Aveiro
Dr. Marina Stock McIsaac
January 26, 2007
(with thanks to Prof. Otto Benavides, CSU Fresno)
Why ICT’s?
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Student centered learning pedagogies
Collective intelligence, user generated
External influences
Technology in the workplace
What is the problem?
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How can we incorporate technology?
What is working well?
What isn’t working well?
Where are the problems?
What needs to be done?
What are the research areas?
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Pedagogy and Web
2.0
Collective intelligence
User generated software
Social construction
Reflective environment for conscious
thought
Impact of Web2
Summit
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Disruption of market control
Appearance of start-ups
Not packaged software, but services
Not proprietary information, but collective
intelligence
Examples of platforms
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Google (search engine, G-mail, Google
map)
Yahoo (e-mail, news, search)
Second Life (virtual 3 dimensional,
educational collaborative environment)
What is Web 2.0?
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http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
Principles and
Practices
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Map
Most popular
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MySpace (connect with others, blog,
music)
Facebook (social utility)
You Tube (video sharing)
Educational Potential
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E-mail (communication)
Blogs (dynamic communication, recent info)
Moodle (socially constructed of knowledge)
Blackboard (discussion, assignments)
Wikis (collaboration, feedback,
assessment)
More Educational
Uses
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Tappedin (worldwide teacher prof. dev.)
Skype (group projects, teleconferences)
Yack-Pack (asynchronous voice and text)
Marratech (desktop videoconference)
ichat/isight (video, audio digital portfolio)
Blackboard Discussions
Students
discuss
assigned
topics on-line
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O.Benavides
Tappedin
 Students
collaborate
on group
projects
and share
resources
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Animation decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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Internet Telephony
 Students use
Skype to work
on group
projects
establishing
teleconferences
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O.Benavides
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Blogging
The use of blogs
enables students
and teachers to post
information on a
secure site for
discussion and
collaboration
outside of the
classroom.
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H.264 decompressor
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Yack -Pack
Yack-Pack
allows multiple
asynchronous
opportunities
for
collaboration
using voice and
text.
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H.264 decompressor
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Videoconference
Marratech
offers the
possibility
to bring
experts to
the
classroom
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iChat/iSight
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MPEG-4 Video decompressor
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QuickTime™ and a
MPEG-4 Video decompressor
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Helen Barrett discusses
digital Portfolios
Carol Anne McGuire shares
Digital Stories created by
Blind Children
O.Benavides
iChat/iSight
Bernie Dodge, creator of WebQuest virtually
presents to Fresno State students from San Diego
State University
O.Benavides
Professional Development:
Research and Practice
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Are these useful pedagogical tools?
Can they engage learners?
Can they enhance learning?
What are the problems?
How can we address them?