Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Virtual Community

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The Pedagogy of Participation: The Conjunction of Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces

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Title:The Pedagogy of Participation: The Conjunction of Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces (ID: EDU07215)
Author(s):Joanna S. Robinson (Great Northern Way Campus)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
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Do physical spaces differ fundamentally from virtual learning environments? The Center for Digital Media in Vancouver, B.C., is constructing a physical complex simultaneously with a virtual campus in Second Life. We will explore the results that arise from engaging prospective students in the "modding" (modification) of a virtual space with architectural implications for the physical structure.

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Using Wikipedia to Reenvision the Term Paper

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Title:Using Wikipedia to Reenvision the Term Paper (ID: EDU07287)
Author(s):Andreas Brockhaus (University of Washington Bothell) and Martha Groom (University of Washington Bothell)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
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The structure of the traditional term paper can limit its educational value. To make the assignment more meaningful, students published their papers in Wikipedia. This session will examine how publishing for a large online community motivated students to do better work and deal with issues of voice, knowledge, and community.

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Resource Sharing in a Self-Organizing Online Forum

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Title:Resource Sharing in a Self-Organizing Online Forum (ID: EDU06310)
Author(s):Shelley Henson
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/12/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Open Learning Support is social software integrated with MIT OpenCourseWare that allowed users to find each other to ask/answer questions. This session will describe how learners shared resources to answer questions about math and science course content. It will also describe the process of improving an online forum to meet learner needs.
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Building an Online Learning Community for "Blended" Librarians

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Title:Building an Online Learning Community for "Blended" Librarians (ID: EDU05239)
Author(s):Steven W. Gilbert, Steven J. Bell (Philadelphia University), and John D. Shank (The Pennsylvania State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/21/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Learn how two librarians collaborated with three national organizations to develop and promote a "blended librarian" online learning community that enables academic librarians to adopt instructional design and technology skills that can facilitate the further integration of the library and librarians into the teaching and learning process.
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Sharing Learning Designs: Building the LAMS Community Web Site

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Title:Sharing Learning Designs: Building the LAMS Community Web Site (ID: EDU05150)
Author(s):James Dalziel (Macquarie University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/19/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Learning designs or "learning activity sequences" represent flows of collaborative activities that are authored and run by teachers. The Learning Activity Management System (LAMS) is an open-source system that allows easy creation and sharing of sequences. This presentation will describe implementation of the global community sharing Web site for LAMS sequences.
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Welcome to the Participation Age

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Title:Welcome to the Participation Age (ID: EDU05034)
Author(s):Scott McNealy (Sun Microsystems, Inc.)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/19/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:For 24 years Sun Microsystems' vision has been to connect everything and everyone to the network. Now that vision is becoming reality as the Internet comes of age and allows individuals to not only connect, but continuously interact, creating communities that are dramatically accelerating the pace of global change. Scott McNealy will highlight the unique challenges and opportunities this new era represents for the educational community, and how educators can tap into the Participation Age.
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Virtual Communities of Practice

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Title:Virtual Communities of Practice (ID: EDU0374)
Author(s):Gary Brown (Washington State University), Darren Cambridge, Catherine M. Gynn (The Ohio State University), and Paul R. Hagner (University of Hartford)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Four NLII Virtual Communities of Practice pilots were organized around electronic portfolio practices, learning objects, teaching and learning, and the new academy. The pilots were designed to test new mechanisms for information sharing and collaboration, knowledge management strategies, and Internet-based community technologies. Community facilitators will report on what they have learned this year.
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Class on the Go: Want Fries with That?

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Title:Class on the Go: Want Fries with That? (ID: EDU0332)
Author(s):Anthony Paustian and Ann Watts
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Des Moines Area Community College has created a wireless learning environment in which every course is Web enabled. By creating a customized portal, students and instructors have access to virtual classroom space including assignments, discussion lists, e-mail, and files, all of which are accessible via pocket PCs or traditional computers.
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The New Online Educator: Practice and Research Toward Collaborative Learning Communities

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Title:The New Online Educator: Practice and Research Toward Collaborative Learning Communities (ID: EDU0234)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2002)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Online environments for distance and distributed learning do not automatically bring about collaborative learning communities. Learn what recently published research on cybercommunities and ongoing experience and research at the Fielding Graduate Institute point to as problems and solutions relevant to those wishing to create collaborative learning communities.
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Beyond Listservs: Building Online Support Communities that Really Work

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Title:Beyond Listservs: Building Online Support Communities that Really Work (ID: EDU02142)
Author(s):Ken Graetz (Winona State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2002)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Online support communities often fail to attain their full potential. This presentation demonstrates TECPD (Technology in Education Collaborative for Professional Development) Place, an online workspace used to facilitate collaboration among 100 IT professionals from colleges and universities across Ohio. Effective facilitation techniques and lessons learned will be shared.
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