1. Using Wikis, Flickr, and YouTube for Research & Instruction Chella Vaidyanathan History, Political Science, U.S. Govt./International Docs. Librarian University of Miami Libraries Room no: 347K, Otto. Richter Library Education & Outreach Phone: 305-284-6027 E-mail: cvaidyan@miami.educvaidyan@miami.edu

2. Wikis & Blogs: Differences  Wikis vs. Blogs “A set of web pages created and managed using wiki software.” – (Walt Crawford) “A web-based set of individual posts initially presented to readers in the reverse chronological order – that is the newest first” (Walt Crawford) Wikis are informative and collaborative whereas blogs are more personal

3. Why are Wikis Useful?  Wikis Easy to create and edit without HTML Open source programs and basic versions are available for free A great tool for collaboration Content is informative Excellent for discussing ideas Share information/bibliographies – useful for research Great for fostering class discussions and getting students interested in course content

4. Examples of Free Wikis and Course Pages  Examples of Free Wikis and Course/Class Pages Wetpaint – www.wetpaint.comwww.wetpaint.com Pbwiki – www.pbwiki.comwww.pbwiki.com WikiMatrix – http://www.wikimatrix.org/http://www.wikimatrix.org/ Wikidot.com – http://www.wikidot.com/learnmore:education http://www.wikidot.com/learnmore:education Brown University HIST2950 – https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/display/fall08h ist2950s01/Home https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/display/fall08h ist2950s01/Home Ohio State University Hunter Gatherer Societies – http://foragers.wikidot.com/ http://foragers.wikidot.com/

5. Flickr & YouTube: Instructional Uses  Flickr &YouTube for Instruction Flickr is an image hosting and sharing site – people can upload, share, and view images YouTube is a popular video sharing network – people upload, share, and view video clips Great for Visual Learners – very appealing visually “A picture (or video clip) is worth more than a thousand words” Helps students comprehend the concepts/ events/historical/political incidents easily

6. Flickr & YouTube: Instructional Uses (Continued)  Flickr &YouTube for Instruction Students are likely to remember photos and video clips and associate them with theories/concepts that they learned in class Easy to create an account and choose sets of images/photos and small video clips to show in class during lectures Excellent for generating in-class group discussions Flickr – www.flickr.comwww.flickr.com YouTube – www.youtube.comwww.youtube.com

7. Flickr & YouTube: Instructional Uses (Continued)  Flickr &YouTube for Instruction Flickr & Creative Commons License – http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Creative Commons License – http://creativecommons.org/about/ http://creativecommons.org/about/ Flickr Commons – http://www.flickr.com/commons?PHPSESSID=ea 7b4da468f5935f24b65f41dbfc356f http://www.flickr.com/commons?PHPSESSID=ea 7b4da468f5935f24b65f41dbfc356f YouTube is working with partners – using Creative Commons License

8. Flickr & YouTube: Instructional Uses (Continued)  Flickr &YouTube for Instruction Degas’ Ballerinas – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhAdJdHkiZw &feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhAdJdHkiZw &feature=related Street Food, History and Politics in Jerusalem (Street Food from AlJazeera) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ6zfYE2Pq4 &feature=PlayList&p=3FE5D45DFC9BDCB8&ind ex=28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ6zfYE2Pq4 &feature=PlayList&p=3FE5D45DFC9BDCB8&ind ex=28

9. Three-Session Workshop  When, Where, & What When – 3/10/2009, 3/11/2009, and 3/12/2009 @ 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Where – Faculty Exploratory, room 305 What – Handouts with step-by-step instructions and also a hands-on opportunity for faculty to explore these tools To register for this workshop, contact Chella Vaidyanathan, cvaidyan@miami.educvaidyan@miami.edu