The class is almost over. Thanks Dr.Dennen, Christan and WoonJeon, and other classmates.
Enjoy your break, and see you guys in next semester.
Sophia
Thursday, August 6, 2009
a useful blog on captivate
http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/
There are lots of useful tips on application of captivate. Enjoy it.
There are lots of useful tips on application of captivate. Enjoy it.
week 6
Reflect on what you have learned in the class and how you will use it professionally as both a lifelong learner and an instructional systems professional (or whatever field you’re in).
In this class, I have not only learned a lot of technologies related to web 2.0, but also the main principles beneath web 2.0, which I think it is much more important.
The technologies, such like Diigo, Stumbleup, second life, are totally new to me. I have heard of them, however, never tried them. Because of this class, I have lots of practice of these technologies. Among these tools, personally, I like Diigo very much. It’s very convenient for the students and internet users to track and record what they have read online. I think this company and the idea (highlight and notes) will be more popular within three years, with the development of online book. Right now, such as Google and Amazon, some companies have started to provide online reading services. If they could combine the Diigo’s function into their own websites, they will take advance in the business.
In addition, how to manage and promote web 2.0 and how to deal with the copy right protection issue also attract me. Sometimes, big changes with the development of new technologies will freeze out the companies. Hence, how to incorporate the new tech into their own situation becomes the first priority these companies face. In this class, we have talked lots of the strategies to promote the utilization of web 2.0. I have also learned a lot from some specific articles.
As an instructional designer, our main responsibility is to design effective method to improve learning and performance. Web 2.0 provides another approach to achieve our goal. Collaborative learning and collaborative intelligence, which is the core theme of web 2.0, is very functional for us. So, we should keep the strategies and the themes of web 2.0 in mind and carefully plan to incorporate this method into our work. Even though right now, in my working setting, web 2.0 is not broadly used. I do believe, with the advance of this technology, people could realize the value of web 2.0 and benefit from it with three years.
In this class, I have not only learned a lot of technologies related to web 2.0, but also the main principles beneath web 2.0, which I think it is much more important.
The technologies, such like Diigo, Stumbleup, second life, are totally new to me. I have heard of them, however, never tried them. Because of this class, I have lots of practice of these technologies. Among these tools, personally, I like Diigo very much. It’s very convenient for the students and internet users to track and record what they have read online. I think this company and the idea (highlight and notes) will be more popular within three years, with the development of online book. Right now, such as Google and Amazon, some companies have started to provide online reading services. If they could combine the Diigo’s function into their own websites, they will take advance in the business.
In addition, how to manage and promote web 2.0 and how to deal with the copy right protection issue also attract me. Sometimes, big changes with the development of new technologies will freeze out the companies. Hence, how to incorporate the new tech into their own situation becomes the first priority these companies face. In this class, we have talked lots of the strategies to promote the utilization of web 2.0. I have also learned a lot from some specific articles.
As an instructional designer, our main responsibility is to design effective method to improve learning and performance. Web 2.0 provides another approach to achieve our goal. Collaborative learning and collaborative intelligence, which is the core theme of web 2.0, is very functional for us. So, we should keep the strategies and the themes of web 2.0 in mind and carefully plan to incorporate this method into our work. Even though right now, in my working setting, web 2.0 is not broadly used. I do believe, with the advance of this technology, people could realize the value of web 2.0 and benefit from it with three years.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
week5
How do issues such as authorship, copyright and open access impact your desire, ability and willingness to engage in produsage, both personally and professionally?
Some non-professional websites will publish the contents which are contributed by the members without mentioning every member's name. It's also impossible to mention everyone. In these situations, I don't think the members', at least myself's desire will not be negatively influenced, because the publication does not have significantly affect on my life and work.
a report about China under web 2.0
Recently, I have read an article talking about the status of China under web 2.0. Dr. Dennen also mentioned some reports about this issue. Those reports have totally opposite opinion. The western media think Chinese government has the control 2.0. However, the new report demonstrates an accurate picture of China under the influence of web 2.0. It compared the past 10-year change happened in China.
10 years ago, China was really on control 2.0 stage. All the media in China were blog to the government. Internet was also controlled by government. In the police office, there was a bureau in police office monitoring the internet utilization. I just remembered when I was in the university, there was a student who posted some reports about Chinese government. He was finally got to the police office to "have some tea".
With the development of China, the status is much more better right now. I just provide a real case here. About one year ago, a video appeared in a video-sharing website which is hosted by Chinese and is similar with youtube. In the video, a government officer was flirting with a girl who is under 14. The officer was totally aggressive and said he had lots of money. The internet users were all upset about the video. They decided to find out who the officer was. Finally, the officer was found and sent to jail. This is the real China.
10 years ago, China was really on control 2.0 stage. All the media in China were blog to the government. Internet was also controlled by government. In the police office, there was a bureau in police office monitoring the internet utilization. I just remembered when I was in the university, there was a student who posted some reports about Chinese government. He was finally got to the police office to "have some tea".
With the development of China, the status is much more better right now. I just provide a real case here. About one year ago, a video appeared in a video-sharing website which is hosted by Chinese and is similar with youtube. In the video, a government officer was flirting with a girl who is under 14. The officer was totally aggressive and said he had lots of money. The internet users were all upset about the video. They decided to find out who the officer was. Finally, the officer was found and sent to jail. This is the real China.
The second produsage
The second produsage is a wiki space, in which members could share the experience and information about elearning softwares application.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
week 4
How do you judge the value of expertise on the Web? Does it differ from your notion of expertise in face-to-face settings? Why or why not?
Doing the research before you believe the "expert"
Doing the research before you believe the "expert"
- background check
- related information gathering
- peer evaluation
- personal communication
I think the assessment could vary in different settings. In the web era, you could not observe the behaviors of the person. The only way to evaluate the expertise of a person is based on your own opinion. Even though there are lots of approaches to achieve the information, I think we should be careful about the assessment. Just a real case.
Last year, there was a scandel happened in China. Zhenglong Zhou, a famer in Shanxi Province, posted a series of photos of wild South China tiger online. Accroding to the report, this kind of tiger has been extinct for three years. Hence, his posting got all the people's attentions. He even was regarded as a hero. Shanxi Province invested tons of money to look for the wild tiger. Unfortunately, some internet users critisized the accuracy of the pictures. Some people thought Zhenglong Zhou made over these pictures using photoshop. There was a serious debating around this topic. To be honest, there were lots of political issues which led the local government lost in the assessment. After several months' debating and investigation, these pictures were approved to be fake.
In this story, I just want to say, with the development of technologies, the accuracy of the information and the expertise of the expert has become difficult to evaluate. We should be much more careful to believe the expertise.
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