CUIN 7376: Design of Online Educational Resources II - summer 2008

• Review of Last Week's Assignments
• Discussion of Final Semester Projects
• This Week's Class Topic: Wikis
• Additional Resources
• Discussion of Next Two Weeks: Conducting Online Classes
• Assignments For Next Class

Review of Last Week's Assignments

• Who created and maintains the site?
• Who is the intended audience?
• How does the site work? Are there any special features that make it different from the social bookmarking sites we explored in this week's class? Please elaborate.
• Does the site have useful help files, FAQs or other materials (such as videos or other tutorials) to help new users learn how the site works? And, if so, are these materials helpful?
• Do you think the site you evaluated would be useful for yourself, other students and/or instructors? Please discuss why or why not?
• Is there anything else you would like to add about this site?

Discussion of Final Semester Projects

We will discuss the projects that students will choose to participate in during this week's class.

1. An addition to the IT Program website that might be called "A Student's View of the IT Program" using Web 2.0 resources and adding a series of digital stories about Houston, UH, the COE and the IT Program  to the current IT Program website (http://www.coe.uh.edu/it). -Amanda

2. Designing promotional CDs and DVDs for the IT Program to go along with item 1 above – and learning to use the new professional disc duplicator/printer we are buying this summer (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/459346-REG/Primera_63101_Bravo_SE_Disc_Publisher.html); -Freddie

3. A plan for migrating our existing Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website (http://coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling) to the new site that’s being developed (http://osx.soc.uh.edu/~ds) and adding more Web 2.0 elements to the new website. Plus converting the following stories to FLV format, as well as dealing with some of the Digital Storytelling requests that come via email.  -Shawn, Sineenart

4. A plan for reviving the Texas Journal of Distance Learning (http://www.txjdl.org), changing the name to the Texas Journal of DIGITAL Learning, and advertising the new journal to potential authors and readers. -David

5. Developing a User Guide for the SITE Screening Room (http://site.aace.org/sitevideo/) -Matt
 

This Week's Class Topic: Wikis

Click on this link for information about Wikis
 

Editing Content in Wikipedia

Wikipedia Entry on "Digital Storytelling"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling

Additional Resources

• Web 2.0 embedded video
  
   



 

Class 3 Assignments  
 

Reading Assignment:

• 7 things you should know about...Wikipedia
  http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7026.pdf
   
• Using wiki in education
  http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education 
   

Discussion of Next Two Weeks: Conducting Online Classes

As we discussed in this week's class, students will work on the following final semester project as follows:

1. An addition to the IT Program website that might be called "A Student's View of the IT Program" using Web 2.0 resources and adding a series of digital stories about Houston, UH, the COE and the IT Program  to the current IT Program website (http://www.coe.uh.edu/it). -Amanda

2. Designing promotional CDs and DVDs for the IT Program to go along with item 1 above – and learning to use the new professional disc duplicator/printer we are buying this summer (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/459346-REG/Primera_63101_Bravo_SE_Disc_Publisher.html); -Freddie

3. A plan for migrating our existing Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website (http://coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling) to the new site that’s being developed (http://osx.soc.uh.edu/~ds) and adding more Web 2.0 elements to the new website. Plus converting the following stories to FLV format, as well as dealing with some of the Digital Storytelling requests that come via email.  -Shawn, Sineenart

4. A plan for reviving the Texas Journal of Distance Learning (http://www.txjdl.org), changing the name to the Texas Journal of DIGITAL Learning, and advertising the new journal to potential authors and readers. -David

5. Developing a User Guide for the SITE Screening Room (http://site.aace.org/sitevideo/) -Matt
 

Class 3 Hands-On Assignment 1 -Initial Final Semester Project Plan:

• For this assignment you should begin to develop your plan for the final semester project. At this stage, you should begin to compile a list of needs for your project and if possible, how you initially think you will try to address those needs. You should also prepare a list of questions you have about the project and any of its components and you may send this information to Dr. Robin via email at: brobin@uh.edu but also please go to the CUIN 7376 blog at http://cuin7376.blogspot.com and post a comment under the Class Three Assignment - 1, in which you describe your project plan.
  
  Also, as we discussed I would like to schedule a telephone call with each student before our next face-to-face class meeting on July 7. I am generally between 9:00am and 5:00pm on Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27, except for Tuesday, June 24, when I will only be available in the afternoon. Or I can try during the evening if that’s the only option you have.
  
  Please email me at: brobin@uh.edu to let me know what day and time works best for you.
   

Class 3 Hands-On Assignment 2:

• There are numerous Web 2.0 resources that we have not yet discussed in class. For this assignment, conduct some research to see if you can find an interesting Web 2.0 resource that might be used within the final semester project you will be developing.
  
  Here are a few Web 2.0 compilation websites that might be helpful to you in completing this assignment.
   
  • Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher
    http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html
     
  • A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?
    http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-learning-tool-for-every-learning.html
     
  • Resources for Teachers on Web 2.0 and other Applications
    http://wiki.abc.edu.sv/mediawiki/index.php/Resources_for_Teachers_on_Web_2.0_and_other_Applications
     
  • The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2007
    http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/the-best-web-20-applications-for-education-%E2%80%94-2007/

  When you have completed this assignment, please go to the CUIN 7376 blog at http://cuin7376.blogspot.com and post a comment under the Class Three Assignment - 2, in which you describe your the Web 2.0 resource you selected and discuss how it might be used to enhance the project.
  
  Alternatively, you may select a Web 2.0 resource that you feel might be a good addition to one of the other projects being developed, rather than your own.