I gave a presentation “Social Networks in Education” at the E-Learn 2008 Conference in Las Vegas last week. I want to take the opportunity here to share the presentation in my blog. My presentation provides a brief overview of social networking in education. Also, it presents a case study that integrates social networking into a graduate course for the purpose of building a sense of community, improving communications and interactions, and promoting student-centered collaboration. Below is my presentation at the E-Learn 2008 Conference.
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Social networking tools appear throughout the value chain of businesses this time. It is now an integral part of the new century of businesses.
本人對阮教授的研究十分有興趣, 我在十多年前已自行學習電腦, 經常將自己所得與其他同工分享, 亦如阮教授所言, 我會將自己的設計製成光碟, 在講座或工作坊中派發。
我現在放下學校的工作, 進入中文大學修讀MIT課程, 主要是想在自己仍有學習能力的情況下, 多學一些ICT的最新資料, 尤其是如何利用資訊科技有效的配合教學, 以提升教學效能。在修讀完阮教授的七節MIT6002課後, 發覺您所介紹的, 正與我的構想相配合。
我希望能多了解你在WEB 2.0的教學設計與成效, 以便放在香港的學習環境中施行。我曾到您的網站, 但當想參閱其中的資料時, 被要求密碼, 不知道如何才能閱覽這些資料呢? 還有, 我可否繼續向您請教呢? 那一個聯絡方法較為方便?
莊潤祥David.
使用BLOG在教學上,實施已有一學期
依軟體給予的形式
發現
給學生當做學習科目的過程記錄,是個不錯的方式
這樣的互動方式,可以讓師生彼此反省
同儕之間可以相互觀摩,
教師透過學生的學習心得注意學生的學習過程
有哪些教學技巧,可以改進,針對個別學生的問題
也可以有依據之補救之道
教學相長
Internet communication is useful tooling. For social, we can use as Facebook. For knowledge, we can use Yahoo or Wikipedia. For biz, we can use Alibaba.
Who can say E-learning will not happen in near future? Maybe we don’t need to go to school anymore?
Social Networks應用於教學非常有效果，透過觀摩其他同學的作品能夠激發新的創作靈感，而與其他同學的討論也能增進彼此的團結與感情，更能拉近學生與老師的距離。
以BLOG的方式進行學習活動，在我的學習過程中屬於第一次接觸，我覺得在這樣的過程當中，不只能夠瞭解老師上課的內容，還能夠與其他同學進行互動，算是相當不錯的一個方法，尤其在WEB2.0急遽發展的現在，更讓原本對於電腦不甚瞭解的我，有更進一步的認識，也間接拉近了師生間的距離。
在學習經驗之傳遞與心得之發表上，Social Networks是一項極為便利與具效果之應用教學工具。許多關於研究或課程之創意，亦均可透過此平台進行互交流，教師甚至亦能透過此館對對於學生學習過程進行檢視、指導與評估。我的工作單位亦建有類似功能之溝通平台，提供各單位間進行經營經驗交流與研究結果發表、提案創作溝通等；同仁間亦不乏有自己之平台者，彼此建立良好互動模式，對工作推動極有助益。
The statistics regarding the use of social networking sites are interesting. The fact that teenagers spend as much time or more on a Social Network than watching TV indicates a change in trends and interests among the nation’s teens. Since humans are social by nature, these statistics suggest that the interaction with synchronous chat is preferred to watching a program or television where interaction is not possible. There may even be an addiction to social networking among the users. Adults and teenagers admit to spending too much time browsing the Internet and using social networking sites which supports the fact that often homework and responsibilities may suffer as a result.
This blog reminded me of the possibilities that social networking sites bring to the educational setting. Why not use social networking for educational purposes when today’s learners are already so comfortable with the environment? Since I was introduced to Ning in IT780, Seminar in Instructional Technology, I see first-hand the benefits of using such a site. Through Ning, a closed network of learners can feel comfortable learning from a distance or in a hybrid setting. It allows each learner to create their own page and upload pertinent course materials and share learning experiences with classmates. The creator of the group has ultimate control over the content, but this network provides a safe location for blogging, chatting, discussion, and uploading appropriate pictures, video, and audio files. Learning is taking on a new image. In order to motivate the technically savvy learner of today, instructors must be prepared to offer learning opportunities on a different level.
上週的作業，我修改了好多次，也增減了很多東西，最後總算建構了一個教學主題網站–與蝶漫舞之天地；由於我是個全職學生，無法將此網站實際操演於學生身上覺得有些許可惜，但是我能夠深刻體會到的是：social network的功能性真的非常強大，就如同老師的講義所述，能夠促進學生不管在同儕互動上(形成良性競爭)or學習成效上(課內外知識增加)，皆因為參與度提升的關係，能夠有明顯的進步；並間接的讓學生擁有自我掌控權的感覺，使之培養獨立自主的價值觀。
事實上，在這個網際網路的世代，早就把我們的生活層層串連起來，所以站在教育者的立場上，要帶領學生一同跨越學習場域的限制，提升學習競爭力，畢竟”溝通無國界”就是social network的經典代言詞呀！