1. School of History FACULTY OF ARTS Learning Possibilities: L&T with Web 2.0 Dr Kevin Linch

2. Introduction 1.Using web 2.0 i.Blogs (Elgg) ii.Social Bookmarking iii.Wikis 2.What is web 2.0 3.The experience of HIST2530 Web Research for Historians

3. HIST2530 Web Research Outcome: a website on a historical topic of their choice, utilising online resources Series of learning materials guide them through the process BlogBlog used for their responses / reflection on the learning materials & their project Social bookmarking Social bookmarking used to collect and share resources WikiWiki used to produce the final website

4. The Student View Student comments: Enjoyed intellectual independence Liked working as a group Made them think Score: 4.6 out of 5 overall 5 out of 5 in response to ‘Student participation was encouraged’

5. Tutor’s View Changed the tutor-student dynamic Facilitator not a ‘sage on the stage’ Much more input from the students into the issues for the class Get to know the students

6. Blogs Log into Elgg Join the ‘web 2.0’ community blog First blog: Say hello & something about yourself What does web 2.0 mean to you? Add some tags to your blog (these are important!)

7. What is web 2.0 Both a Technology Ethos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Web_2.0_Map.svg Many features of academic / student community: network, innovative, focused on the user, freedom, collective intelligence

8. Using the web Social bookmarking: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU Search for some useful websites for your work / discipline Social bookmark them in the web 2.0 community blog

9. Tags & Projects Tags become a way of organising data / thoughts sharing information with each other Projects tags can be used to develop / show the development of ideas tags have urls so they can be referred to https://elgg.leeds.ac.uk/hy06dsec/tags/ http://www.bibsonomy.org/user/hy06dsec

10. Wiki’s The ‘final’ product! https://wiki.leeds.ac.uk/index.php/Ideas_on_using_wikis_for_s taff_and_students https://wiki.leeds.ac.uk/index.php/Web_2.0_in_teaching

11. More blogging How could you use web 2.0 in your teaching / role? Search the web / blog your thoughts / findings Remember to tag!

12. Further information HIST2530 Web Research for Historians Module Catalogue Blackboard Learning Materials - White Rose Enterprise CETLWhite Rose Enterprise CETL (Created with David Houlding - davidbholding@btinternet.com)davidbholding@btinternet.com