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Social Software Workshop Materials

This page contains an outline, links, and other materials for the NITLE social software in education workshop. It has been offered several times, hosted so far by Allegheny College, Lafayette College, Lawrence University, Pomona College, Randolph-Macon College, and Rollins College.

Agenda for the day

9 am - 12 pm

  1. Introductions

A link related to the discussion about students/kids not wanting adults in MySpace and other similar apps - http://flexknowlogy.learningfield.org/2008/04/09/defining-creepy-tree-house/ I personally am starting to think that while we should avoid creating "creepy treehouses", adults and educations have every right to use these tools too.

  1. Web 2.0 and pedagogy survey (slideshow here, resources here)
  2. Social writing tools: blogging and wikis (wiki exercises here)
  3. New approaches to sifting and finding materials (Searching the new Web)

12-1 pm lunch

1-4 pm

  1. Social objects and social media (resources here)
  2. Syndication (resources here)
  3. A link relating to our conversation on Flickr and copyright - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bestrated1/297265439/
  4. Podcasting (resources here)
  5. Emergent topics
"Creepy treehouse", copyright, privacy
->(Horace Mann & Facebook -education & power dynamics - New York Magazine article)
->(Horace Mann educator message)
  1. Closing: return to campus, next steps

(via XKCD)

Emergent topics from previous sessions

  • Widely-used tools: Word blogging; Blackboard Beyond (update)
  • Folksonomies are growing, and fighting
  • Students, increasingly microcontent creators
  • social search
  • mobile devices plus social software
  • player shakeout
  • curves and politics
  • Elections and politics

Selected readings

Bryan Alexander, Using technology in teaching and learning: Resources to help you navigate a digital world, C&RL News, February 2007.
Yochai Benkler, "Common Wisdom: Peer Production of Educational Materials". Presented at the September 2005 Advancing the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Open Education Conference.
Tony Hammond, Timo Hannay, Ben Lund, and Joanna Scott, "Social Bookmarking Tools: A General Review". D-Lib, April 2005.
Mary Hodder, “For the Vox Populi: A Comparison of How Some Blog Aggregation and RSS Search Tools Work”. Napsterization, July 24, 2005.
Clay Shirky, “Ontology is Overrated”. presentations given during spring 2005.
Barton, Matt and Charles Lowe, “Databases and Collaborative Spaces for Composition”. refereed article on collaborative writing pedagogy
Bomberger, Ann, "Ranting about race: Crushed eggshells in computer-mediated communication." Computers and Composition 21.2 (June 2004). 197-216.