Get Started with Web 2.0 and Global Learning
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Computer Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Information Technology International Engineering Education |
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Teaching - Tutorial |
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Organization:Asia Society |
| Description: | "Universities and workplaces are increasingly looking for digital portfolios to learn about young candidates. Web 2.0 technologies make it easy to assemble multimedia material and publish online. Popular sites such as YouTube are loaded with videos of young individuals marketing themselves to big institutions. But many student projects lack substance. "You're the new world, and I'm your Christopher Columbus," raps one Tufts University hopeful. Another YouTube video shows a young person's love of mathematical equations expressed through modern dance. Digital media projects about real-world issues will arguably have a competitive edge over much of what is currently out there. Web 2.0 has tremendous potential to allow students to tackle world issues and document the results in digital format. It will help them succeed in getting into college, and in the world beyond. What are some good ways to think about technology and global learning? First, some basics. " |
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| Keywords: | Web 2.0 social media educational technology instructional technology global learning |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(i) Engage in life-long learning (k) Use modern engineering tools in engineering practice |
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"No need to start from scratch. Involve students in critically analyzing real-world models. What are common qualities of public service announcements, for example? Students will find that they are short, use few words, and often involve manipulating images. How might they apply these qualities to their own project? Use an online portfolio, like digication.com, to track student progress. The project a senior produces should be more sophisticated and at a higher level than what he or she created four years prior. Students will naturally out-perform their last project, which also gives educators valuable feedback on how to build upon what students can already do, and challenge them with greater goals. Share what your classes have accomplished. iEARN.org, ISTE.org, and NECC.org are three organizations, among many others, that convene international conferences where educators can share global, technology-infused best practices. Reach out to local and educational media, as well as to your district and state education organizations to spread the good work your students have done. Just as students are savvy about sharing their digital portfolios on the Internet, so, too, should teachers share with the world their successes in developing a globally competent student. " |
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Easy |
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Low |
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| Publication Date: | July 2010 |
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WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.asiasociety.org/education-learning/resources-schools/p |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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