What do I want to learn from this class
So in Vanessa’s latest podcast, she asked us to think about what we want to learn from this course.
Its probably obvious I have a pretty good idea of how to use Web 2.0 tools. So, learning the tools is not something I need. Thanks to my background as an Information Studies major (plus a minor in sociology), I’m pretty conversant with the concepts of information needs, how people conduct searches from information, and small group theory.
I think what I’m most interested in learning is tactical: HOW do you build a course that enables students to build their own small groups, perhaps even CoPs? How do you do this in a corporate world where people have time constraints on learning specific concepts and tasks, and where you must prove return on investment for learning?
This is the second class web 2.0 I’ve been in where I’ve watched people struggle with information overload. I’ve also seen that problem in online classes where the instructor introduces new web 2.0 tools – the students have a hard time figuring out the tools. By the time they get to the actual instructional materials they are too worn out from navigating the new tools.
Maybe this can be my first mashup – a playground to learn how to surf the web 2.0 tools. But when I design this mashup I want to have a concrete learning goal, and I want a way to measure that goal.
I’m just not sure if that is possible though..
