1	New Tools for Teaching the Next Generation Sharon Dennis Technology Coordinator, NN/LM MidContinental & Pacific Southwest Regions Co-Director, HEAL Project Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library University of Utah
2	Objectives Be able to define “Web 2.0” and describe its characteristics Become familiar with some Web 2.0 technologies (blogs, RSS, wikis, social networking) Discuss ways to incorporate Web 2.0 into your teaching Understand future directions for “Web 2.0” Have fun!
3	Class Outline Basic definitions Blogs RSS Wikis Social Networking Conclusion and questions
4	Web 2.0 Definitions
5	What Is Web 2.0? Originally coined by Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Publishing in 2003 Classic article: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
6	Web 2.0 According to Wikipedia “2^nd generation Internet services that let people collaborate and share information online in previously unavailable ways” (wikipedia) Blogs, wikis, photo /video sharing sites, social networking sites Online web services that share data (“mashups”)
7	Two Sides of Web 2.0 Two-Way Communication Creates conversations between people Examples Blogs Wikis Photo and video sharing Social networks Web Services Software online Gmail Google Docs Mashups Photos overlaid on Google Earth Embed services Google custom search engine, Google calendar, etc.
8	Two Sides of Web 2.0
9	Web 2.0 Characteristics The web as a platform Data as the driving force Architecture of participation (“user generated content”) The end of the software adoption cycle ("the perpetual beta") Software services catering to “niche markets” Ease of use for early adopters (no risk) *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
10	Web 2.0 Characteristics Important for Teaching and Learning Content created by users Your students and colleagues The web as platform Moving from desktop software to online Student “portfolios” they keep for a lifetime online Collaborative knowledge Knowledge built by you, your colleagues anywhere in the world, your students
11	The Contrarian’s View of Web 2.0 “Over-hyped,” another dot.com bust Means so many things as to be meaningless “Amateur hour,” “real” journalism and publishing losing out with participatory content Social networking a “fad”
12	Blogs
13	What are Blogs? Blog = web log A web page with periodic posts in reverse chronologic order
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15	The “Blogosphere” Blogs began as online journals or diaries Grew rapidly in the political arena Older statistics from Techorati, Oct. 2006: 57 million blogs; number of blogs doubles every 23 days 100,000 created every day 55% are “active,” updated once every 3 months 1.3 million posts a day No one is counting any more!
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17	But… are they read? Older statistics: 80% or 2.2 million have no incoming links; that is, nobody reads them. (Wired, Aug. 2004). 600,000 blogs that are read Only about ten thousand have substantial readership.
18	Blog Formats Text Photography Video Audio (podcasting) http://www.podcast.net/
19	Search Engines for Blogs General search engines Technorati.com: Searches blog directory or posts Google blog search: http://blogsearch.google.com/ Blogdigger.com: Searches posts DayPop.com: Searches posts TopicExchange.com: Allows you to read and track topics. Generally, I find these search engines frustrating. Specialized search engines http://www.medlogs.com/ http://www.medworm.com/
20	Educational Uses for Blogs http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ways.html Blogs linked to specific classes Student authoring: discussion and debate In response to specific assignments Research interests or happenings in a particular field Keep in touch with current or former students, or colleagues Faculty group newsletter Anything that you publish on a regular basis
21	One course director’s experience University of Pittsburgh blogs (JB McGee) Created a Course Director’s blog Daily interpretation and synthesis of lectures Clarification of difficult concepts Answers to frequently asked questions Please come next week for more information and ideas from JB!
22	Advantages of Educational Blogs Written record of course activity Encourages class participation Students can “own” the space Adds to knowledge base
23	Disadvantages of Educational Blogs Time consuming for instructor Students must participate for this to work
24	Starting Your Own Blog Online service Blogger.com Ask IT to install blog software MoveableType WordPress
25	Blog Features Features to look for when choosing blog software: Authors and permissions Comments Notification services Categories Customization options Templates vs. programming Publishing options Publish from e-mail or mobile device RSS feeds
26	Pros and Cons of Blog Software Online services Free, easy to set up Might give less control than you want May be way of the future Blog Software Open source software Commercial software Requires help and maintenance from IT Gives more control
27	Getting Started Sign up for Blogger.com Literally a 3 step process to start your blog You can set it up to be private Try a few posts to get the “feel” of blogging Remember, NO RISK to try!
28	Blogger.com Posting Interface
29	RSS News Feeds A convenient way to keep track of many blogs that interest you, or to push information out to others from your blog
30	RSS Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary RSS feeds or news feeds News headlines with links to full articles Formatted using an XML standard Read with news feed software
31	RSS – “Current Awareness” Service Receive table of contents from journals as they come out Receive updated PubMed searches on a particular topic
32	RSS – How to read news iGoogle Personalized Page Google Reader Other readers: Bloglines, Rojo, FeedDemon, etc.
33	How To Subscribe to a Feed Regardless of which method you choose, concept is the same: Copy the web address of the feed (usually .xml) Click on the RSS icon Copy the web address into the “Add a feed” or “Subscribe to a feed”
34	Copy web address of feed
35	Paste into “Subscribe” option
36	Begin Reading News
37	PubMed RSS Feed You can add a PubMed RSS feed (using a search for any topic)… When it’s working! It’s working as of April 15, 10:15 am MT
38	PubMed RSS Do any search Choose “RSS Feed” in the “Send To” dropdown
39	PubMed RSS
40	PubMed RSS
41	PubMed RSS Copy the web address of the feed into your favorite reader or iGoogle page
42	Creating Your Own News Feed If you create a blog, you get an RSS news feed along with it for free! This is the easiest way to publish a news feed
43	Wikis
44	Wiki Collaborative web site whose content can be written and edited by anyone who has access to it Also, the Web application (software) that allows groups to set up and edit a wiki From the Hawaiian wiki wiki, swift or fast
45	Wiki: public or private Fully public – anyone can edit Fully private – access can be restricted to small or large groups Hybrids – public viewing but editing is restricted on some/all sections
46	Famous Wikis Wikipedia: www.wikipedia.org wikiHow: www.wikihow.com Encyclopedia of Earth: http://www.eoearth.org
47	Medical Wikis AskDrWiki: www.askdrwiki.com Ganfyd medical knowledge base: http://www.ganfyd.org/index.php?title=Main_Page David Rothman’s List of Medical Wikis: http://davidrothman.net/list-of-medical-wikis/
48	Ask Dr. Wiki
49	Wiki Example in Medical Education Alfredo Sadun’s medical student sites Targeted to Patients “The medical students learn how to organize their thoughts, do a good deed for humanity and get a non-peer reviewed article for their residency applications. I get to send patients to a site I trust.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-ophthalmologist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_nerve http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_atrophy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leber%27s_hereditary_optic_neuropathy
50	Neuro-ophthalmology Wikipedia page
51	Uses for Wikis Group collaboration Virtual communities of practice Creating a body of knowledge: capturing the collective intelligence
52	Characteristics of Wikis A team collaboration environment Users generate the content Web-based tools – do all work online One set of content – no more “track changes” from multiple writers Revision history (and rollback)
53	How is a wiki different from a blog or discussion group? Wiki: Collaborative publication, not a news posting or threaded discussion Organizing principle: space, not time Blog: Sequential postings, organized by time Discussion group: Threaded discussions, organized by time
54	Wiki Issues Trustworthiness: What do you think of public wikis that open up editing to everyone? Does the “Wisdom of crowds” work?
55	Advantages of Wikis Quick setup (especially free, hosted sites) Get everyone on the same page Web-based (Browser) editing Get out of your Inbox
56	Disadvantages of Wikis Concern with accuracy Potential for spam and vandalism Wikis can become disorganized Some wiki software is not intuitive Limited editing tools Almost non-existent technical support Interfaces, ownership keep changing
57	Possible Wiki Projects Internal documents Grant applications Committee work - agendas, minutes, docs Conference planning Student group project space In place of structured courseware Policies and procedures manual Presentation medium Notebook to organize your thoughts
58	Possible Wiki Projects External documents Medical textbooks Research collaboration space Subject encyclopedias Community information Any kind of knowledge base
59	Tools in many Wikis WYSIWYG page editing File storage Discussion lists Photo storage Calendar Tracking tasks and milestones Search
60	Additional features Email notification Revision differences Page permissions Conflict resolution HTML tag support Commenting Spreadsheets (slow)
61	Wiki Software Server Software (free, open source) Mediawiki: www.mediawiki.org TWiki: http://twiki.org/ Online wiki hosting (many): PBWiki: www.pbwiki.com WetPaint: www.wetpaint.com WikiSpaces: www.wikispaces.com SocialText: www.socialtext.com Central Desktop: centraldesktop.com
62	WikiMatrix Use it to select the best software for you: Wizard Side-by-side comparison of features
63	Social Networking
64	New Buzzword “Social Media” People communicate in new ways Publishing: blogs, wikis, Social networking: MySpace, Facebook Content sharing: Flickr (photos) and YouTube (videos) http://www.spannerworks.com/fileadmin/uploads/eBooks/What_is_Social_Media.pdf
65	Is it a fad? “Social Computing is not a fad. Nor is it something that will pass you or your company by. Gradually, Social Computing will impact almost every role, at every kind of company, in all parts of the world.” Forrester Research, Social Computing - How Networks Erode Institutional Power, And What to Do About It
66	“What is Social Media?” Social media characteristics Participation Openness Conversation Community Connectivity (How many of our university web sites have these characteristics?)
67	Social Networking Social networks connect people with all different types of interests Social networking sites do this online
68	Professional Networks LinkedIn.com For professionals to connect
69	Sermo – for physicians
70	Personal social networks Facebook Myspace Your students are here… But more “older folks” are catching on
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72	Facebook
73	Conclusion and Questions
74	Further resources The Common Craft “In Plain English” videos http://www.youtube.com/user/leelefever iGoogle class https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p86256747/
75	Questions? Will you use Web 2.0 tools in your future work? What opportunities for more teaming in your work or in your classroom might be possible with these tools?
76	Conclusions New software and services change rapidly Living in the “always beta” world Taking advantage of user-generated content Tapping into new ways of doing things Trying out low-risk online software Keep an open mind!
77	Thank you! Sharon Dennis sdennis@lib.med.utah.edu 801-585-3928