There has been a rapid increase in the use of Web based 'collaborationware' in recent years. Web 2.0 applications, particularly wikis, blogs and podcasts, have been increasingly adopted by many in academia because of their ease of use and rapidity of deployment. They offer the opportunity for powerful information sharing and ease of collaboration. Wikis are Web sites that can be edited by anyone who has access to them. The word 'blog' is a contraction of 'Web Log' – an online Web journal that can offer a resource rich multimedia environment. Podcasts are repositories of audio and video materials that can be "pushed" to subscribers, even without user intervention. These audio and video files can be downloaded to portable media players that can be taken anywhere, providing the potential for "anytime, anywhere" learning experiences (mobile learning).
You might find it interesting to browse entries in the JISC eLearning Blog.
What are your thoughts and experiences of Web based tools?
You might find it interesting to browse entries in the JISC eLearning Blog.
What are your thoughts and experiences of Web based tools?
Does 'collaborationware' encourage collaboration?
ReplyDeleteI use webct but have no other experience.
ReplyDeleteused twitter at conferences
ReplyDeleteHow do I set up a blog?
ReplyDeleteNavigate to the blogging tool and use the option to create an account. If you already have a Google account you can use it to log on to ‘Blogger’.
Once you’ve done this, you’ll be directed to the page where can enter your data, upload your pictures and videos, whatever you want to do. You’ll get the option of allowing people to comment or not (whichever is your preference). Then, all you have to do is write your post, hit “publish” and it’s live.
There will be a section for ‘tags’ - words you’d want to associate with your blog, which also help it come up in searches. You’ll also find buttons to help you upload pictures, videos, anything you’ve got that you want to put online.