Distance Teaching & Learning Conference 2009
Half-day workshop
Wikis in Education: Creating Durable Artifacts
Presenter: Brad Hokanson, University of Minnesota (teaches Graphic Design, Design Theory, etc.)
Brad Hokanson discussed the idea of durable objects, using examples of take-aways, books, and newspapers. Generally, people like to have and item to hold. We immediately made a quick photo album/book using sheets of images on 8x10 paper printed from a PDF with images using black tape as a binding. (Though I didn't do a very good job at putting it together; the concept is good.)
Half-day workshop
Wikis in Education: Creating Durable Artifacts
Presenter: Brad Hokanson, University of Minnesota (teaches Graphic Design, Design Theory, etc.)
Brad Hokanson discussed the idea of durable objects, using examples of take-aways, books, and newspapers. Generally, people like to have and item to hold. We immediately made a quick photo album/book using sheets of images on 8x10 paper printed from a PDF with images using black tape as a binding. (Though I didn't do a very good job at putting it together; the concept is good.)
How can you use something like this as an activity in your online, hybrid, or traditional course?
Hokanson displayed the wiki and how he uses it for the journaling activity for the study abroad trips he leads (https://wiki.umn.edu/view/Argentina2007/WebHome|). Each student must post a journal entry and at some point offer some advice to students in the next course, or study abroad trip (named: Letters in a Bottle). University of Minnesota uses TWIKI.com, installed on their servers. (As a side-note, he used the wiki as the presentation, rather than using PPT, click the title link on this entry to view.)
Do you think using a wiki in this way can help you to provide practical and effective information for students?
We were also introduced to the Printing on Demand (POD) for publishing your own materials (example: lulu.com). The downside to this are the costs associated with publishing your own materials, however, the books Hokanson showed us tended to be in the $40-50 range. He admitted students complained about the cost, but they do get to keep their own self-published book. He lists some of the following ideas to use POD:
- syllabus
- lecture
- demos in a wiki
- collected student papers
- academic papers
- collaborative writing or textbooks
- printed portfolios
- post notes or advice
- collaborative artifact creation
- exam reviews
- collaborative encyclopedia
- readings; annotate through PDF & POD
How would your students benefit by publishing their own work in your course? What ways could you use POD in your course?
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