ITC Building community in our fully online classes

Barb Mathieson Capilano University, N. Vancouver

bmathies@capilanou.ca

Twitter @ecce1

Google document https://docs.google.com/document/d/11_eDR9AZIB45obRpofOtFhiABtqBNIdNOZUoOzSigo/edit

Online course example

EDC 350 guest key online350

http://noodle.capilanou.ca/course/category.php?id=94

Ice breaker idea coffee mugs (choose one of the pictures of the coffee mugs that best represents you and explain why)

One true media or smilebox? Voice thread

Eyejot create a video email

Join me.com to control their desktop

Wiziq Or bigblubutton for a real time meeting which can be archived

Delicious

Voice thread

Students introduce each other

Note: remember that what is being shared is private for our class, so please do not share what is being shared here (put that in syllabus)

Book chat forum (3 times) students post about a self selected book choice (give them a choice of three books)

have students give advice for future students in next semeseter's class

Audioboo

Wikispaces and google documents

Voki

Posterous

Free conference call . Com

ITC 2012 Long Beach CA- Awakening the Digital Imagination-Gardner Campbell

Gardner Campbell, Virginia Tech www.gardnercampbell.net

"What you Really Need to Know about the Internet: From Gutenberg to Zuckerber" Book recommendation

Complexity is the New Reality

Non-linear, unpredictable

Feedback matters

Systsems demonstrate self-organization

EMERGENCE-synergies-new phenomena

Double-Loop Learning

Success means more than positive outcomes "relative to pre-established targets"

Success means that learners "need to reflect

"Paradox of the Active User"

If we can think collaboratively better we'll actually have a chance at making the world better -- global consciousness

Knit our minds together

todayilearned You learn something new every day--what did you learn today?