Knowledge / network / learning

I have just completed my Australian Learning and Teaching Council Fellowship program, Learning in Networks of Knowledge. This 2-year program involved, in part, the development of an extensive resource for academics to use to assist in selecting Web 2.0 applications for use in their teaching practice.  The choice and use of these tools was underpinned by the possibility of now facilitating student learning within the knowledge networking paradigm. The site is now fully operational, both fixed content and regular updates, at: http://knowledgenetworklearning.net In a simple image, here is what I am attempting to do in proposing a knowledge network learning approach:  

Using Web 2.0 in your teaching: ideas, applications and affordances for enhanced educational outcomes

In 2010 I will be travelling to many Australian universities presenting the outcomes from my ALTC-funded project on Learning in Networks of Knowledge. This presentation focuses heavily on the way that a wide array of Web 2.0 / social media applications can be used in higher education, whether in distance or on-campus learning. The presentation will demonstrate a ‘top 10’ innovative services as examples of what can be done. Designed to provide practical, usable ideas, the presentation emphasises how the technologies which might be chosen must be understood in terms of their relationship to the content, assessment, outcomes of learning, and the particular context provided by students and the subjects they are studying. Handouts and slides are available. Click to read more