Debate panel presentation for University of Plymouth E-Learning Conference, 11.15am, Friday 9th April with regards to cultural change in institutions wth regards to introducing e-tools for learning.
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“Technology stewards are people with enough experience of the workings of a community to understand its technology needs, and enough experience with or interest in technology to take leadership in addressing those needs. Stewarding typically includes selecting and configuring technology, as well as supporting its use in the practice of the community.”
Wenger, E., White, N., Smith, J.D., Digital Habitats: Stewarding Technology for Communities, 2009, p.25
“The first and foremost activity of tech stewards is to understand their community and its evolution well enough to be able to respond to its expressed and unexpressed needs with respect to technology. This understanding of how the community functions includes its key activities, member characteristics, subgroups, boundaries, aspirations, potential, limitations, as well as its context. Achieving such understanding will require a combination of direct involvement, observations, and conversations with community members.”
Wenger, E. et al, Ibid, pp.26-7
Discussion: 26/03/10
Similarities People will still be
people, same fears, etc. Just another tech.
development like printing
Naivety & suspicion in early use
Guidance required to enable good use
Distinctions – space to meet
Implicit credibility
Differences Scale/massification Accessibility Longevity Worse cyber-bullying/or just
more public? Direct abuse Think it’s “our world” We know too much about
students outside? Laziness, not past digital tools Community vs individual
focus
Bex: You are a Web Fox
Fast-moving – Web Foxes like you are great at finding information quickly, just as real-world foxes are always ready to pounce on an opportunity.
Sociable – Foxes are highly social animals, maintaining complex relationships with the other members of their social group. When you browse the web you are also a social creature, often using social networks, or other sites whose content is created by its users, as sources of information.
Adaptable – Web Foxes are highly adaptable multitaskers, able to do several things at the same time – just like real-world foxes who can rapidly change their behaviour to suit their environments.
“Turnitin Originality Checking allows educators to check students' work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against continuously updated databases. Every Originality Report provides instructors with the opportunity to teach their students proper citation methods as well as to safeguard their students' academic integrity.”
•Ask ITS for a Tii password•Go to: http://www.submit.ac.uk/ •Register a class & ask students to upload their assignments • (or use the ‘Quick Submit’ facility)• See Eric Bodger’s report ‘Critique of Electronic Submission’ on the Learning Network