Website by Committee Rob Darrow NYSAIS Conference November 2006
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov On the Web. Search the Web Webquest Handout. Handout
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov No longer just Google Group developments Amazon : plan to sell on book chapters Institutional repositories : easy access to research Invisible Web – scholarly databases Individual efforts = Web 2.0 Wikis Blogs Podcasts Etc.
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov What makes a good website? Effective websites – let’s look at some and apply a standard. Handout: Big6 format. Handout Look at some examples.some examples
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Planning a Website The Structure Will it be – static or dynamic? The Design The Content “A website is like a baby, it needs to be changed often”
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Websites I’ve set up by committee California School Library Association – Cal Online Virtual High School – Teaching American History Grant –
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov What I’ve Learned It’s all about design! Once design, structure is set – then add the content. Many people can contribute content. Hire “editors” – content review. Final Editor – One or two people with the overall vision of the website – final content review. Some re-editing may be needed. Anyone can transfer the content to the Web.
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Online or Web Enhanced Classrooms Support learning of students Meet student learning in the digital age Will increase over time Courses need to be somewhat linear – designed like an overall website
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov What makes a quality online course? Multidimensional Instruction and Learning One Dimensional Instruction and Learning Web Enhanced (Use of web for some instruction) Web Based (80% instruction taught on web)
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Online Course Examples World History Online
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Online content based on 5 th, 8 th and 11 th grade American history content standards
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Do you know about the Invisible (or deep) Web? Mostly university databases. Can only access by “direct query” not via Google times larger than the commercial Web The Deep Web contains nearly 550 billion individual documents compared to the one billion of the surface Web. More than 200,000 Deep Web sites presently exist. Michael Bergman, Bright Planet, July 2001
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Explore Time - Invisible Web On the Wiki
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Web 2.0 and the future It is now “web by committee” and “individuals” “An attitude not a technology” (I.Davis) About user participation, user generated content, participation, remixing and tagging This can be the age of the amateurs!
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Web 2.0 and libraries Growth in open access and open content material Increased virtual usage and via Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) Reference services are becoming more virtual as users want instant answers Time-shifting, to suit the users and their learning styles
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov The “new” Web 2.0 and Information Literacy Engage the Digital Natives - meeting them where they are Web 2.0 is interactive - sites need to be interactive and materials more visual and active, e.g. games New opportunities to use deep and active learning methods and peer-based learning Need to teach how easily information can be created More emphasis needed on teaching evaluation and ethics
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Explore Time Web 2.0 On the Wiki.
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov With Wikis and Blogs Everyone now has their own website. Design and structure is set in blogs and wikis Wikipedia Library Instruction Wiki Teacher-librarian wiki Information Literacy Blog Blogs, Vogs and Wiki Website Association of College and Research Librarians Blog
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Explore Some Wiki ideas Bernie Dodge’s Design Patterns for EduWikisDesign Patterns for EduWikis Dan McDowell’s History Examples Holocaust Wiki Project Holocaust Wiki Project AP World History Exam Review AP World History Exam Review Class study tool, vocabulary building Wikibooks (evolution of the textbook with greater relevance?)
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Podcasts No. of hits on Google for “podcasts” Sept May ,460,000 Sept ,000,000 June ,000,000
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Podcasts – Opportunities Education Podcast Network (David Warlick) - the ultimate. Education Podcast Network Room 208 Bob Sprankle Book reviews—Nancy Keane’s BooktalksNancy Keane’s Booktalks
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov Comments and Questions
Website by Committee. Rob Darrow Nov The Future Web and You How does Web 2.0 fit with your school?