1. Spark Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration David Grogan Manager, Curricular Technology Group UIT Academic Technology Tufts University What is Spark? How is it used? What’s next? Questions

2. What is Spark? A collection of highly flexible, web-based tools for communication and collaboration that support teaching, learning, research, and other co-curricular activities. Freely available to the entire Tufts community. Self-serve (for the most part) Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

3. What is Spark? Tool set currently includes: –Wikis –Blogs –Podcast Publisher –Forums –Maps –Media Annotator –SparkMeetings –http://spark.uit.tufts.eduhttp://spark.uit.tufts.edu Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

4. How is Spark being used? Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

5. How is Spark being used? Some Interesting Recent Use Cases Wikis: Workflow and social networking for citizen scholars.Workflow and social networking for citizen scholars Blogs: Anthropology of MediaAnthropology of Media MediaMarkup: Feedback on patient examinations.Feedback on patient examinations. SparkMaps: Mapping Tufts conservation medicine projects.Mapping Tufts conservation medicine projects. Podcasts: Podcasting biology lectures.Podcasting biology lectures. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

6. What’s Next for Spark? A new user interface. Bring activity to the front. Start connecting people and content. Better communication and outreach. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

7. What’s Next for Spark? Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

8. Any Questions? Contact: David Grogan david.grogan@tufts.edu 7-2859 david.grogan@tufts.edu Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration