Slide 1: EMPLOYING TECHNOLOGY Harnessing Web 2.0 Technologies for Career Development Learning
Slide 2: GUIDING QUESTION How do we engage with students’ career aspirations more meaningfully – that is, in ways that hook into their everyday experiences and that build on their current knowledge?
Slide 3: COVERAGE 1. Web 2.0 2. Blogs, podcasts, wikis • Overview • Examples • Benefits • Uses • Considerations • Resources
Slide 4: WEB 2.0 • Web 2.0 is not a software package • It is the ‘read-write’ web
Slide 5: WEB 2.0
WEB 1.0 Ofoto Mp3.com Britannica Online Personal websites Publishing Content mgt systs. Directories (taxonomy) Stickiness Software as package WEB 2.0 Flickr Napster Wikipedia Blogging Participation Wikis Tagging (‘folksonomy’) Syndication Software as service O’Reilly (2005: online)
Slide 6: WEB 2.0 • Social networking • Wikis • MySpace, Facebook • Blogs • Podcasting • Tagging, RSS
Slide 7: WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS
TYPE FUNCTION TOOLS Blogs Podcasts Wikis
Communicative To share ideas, info, creations Collaborative
To work with others for specific purpose Documentative To collect/evidence Blogs experiences, Podcasts thinking, productions
McGee and Diaz (2007: 32)
Slide 8: BLOGGING
Slide 9: WHAT IS A BLOG? • Website • Can be personal or professional • Single or multiple authors • Newest material shown at the top
Slide 10: WHAT IS A BLOG? • Can include links, photos, video, audio, graphics • Posts are ‘tagged’ • Posts are archived • Readers can make comments
Slide 11: BLOGGING EXAMPLES
http://www.spherion.com/careerblog/
http://www.careerone.com.au/jobs/job-search/pid/1065
Slide 12: BLOGGING BENEFITS: collaboration • Allow online collaboration • Connection with others • Engage the community
Slide 13: BLOGGING BENEFITS: networks • Audience • Create connections • Developing links/networks with others • Readers in the wider world
Slide 14: BLOGGING FOR CAREERS ADVISORS • Provide tips for other CAs • Reflect on practice • Share ideas • Explore important issues in the profession
Richardson (2006: 40-2)
Slide 15: BLOGGING FOR STUDENTS • Communicate latest info • Portal for what’s available • Add links • Provide advice • Point to showcases and fairs
Slide 16: BLOGGING BY CAREERS ADVISORS Possible topics:
Careers fairs Career planning Grad recruitment Job searching Marketing yourself PT employment Casual employment Writing applications Writing CVs Networking
Slide 17: BLOGGING FOR STUDENTS • Post workshop-related info • Communicate with students • Communicate with potential employers • Post prompts for relfection on careers issues
Richardson (2006: 40-2)
Slide 18: BLOGGING BY STUDENTS: ideas • Comment on news items • Comment on current issues in employment • Discuss the ‘job journey’ • Discuss workshop activities
Richardson (2006: 40-2)
Slide 19: BLOGGING BY STUDENTS: ideas • Blogs for individual students • Blogs for groups of students • But ... What are your aims?
Slide 20: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Be clear about why you will use a blog over other things • Use blogs for what they are good for • Use proven blogging tools • Blogging is not for everyone
Farmer 2005: online
Slide 21: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Audience • Public domain? • Creative Commons • Freedom of expression • Defamation, libel
Slide 22: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Privacy, access, security • Safe internet use and behaviour • Protect your real name, e-mail account, personal info
Slide 23: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Institutional policy & guidelines • Safe learning environment
Slide 24: BLOGGING RESOURCES
https://www.blogger.com/start
http://wordpress.com/ http://meganpooredemonstration.wordpress.com/
Slide 25: PODCASTING
Slide 26: WHAT IS PODCASTING? • Audio available on the internet • NOT just downloads or streams • You can subscribe to a podcast
Slide 27: PODCASTING EXAMPLES
http://www.jobdig.com/podcast/job-seeker-andcareer-advice.php
http://www.units.muohio.edu/careers/students/podcast/
Slide 28: PODCASTING BENEFITS: general • • • • • It’s ‘narrowcasting’ Audience reach No time limit for episodes You can edit stuff Link to blogs
Slide 29: PODCASTING BENEFITS: for listeners • • • • • • • Reach into the community Vision-impaired Inclusive Flexible Listen again Human element of voice Personal communication
Slide 30: PODCASTING CONSIDERATIONS • Listen to a few different podcasts before you start • Keep it short • Determine your audience • Make sure you have fresh content • Equipment??
Slide 31: PODCASTING CONSIDERATIONS • Watch out for • Keeping up the momentum • Time spent on podcasting • File size • Release and indemnity • ‘Podsafe’music • Quality audio
Slide 32: PODCASTING RESOURCES
http://odeo.com/
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
http://www.meganpoore.com/podcasts/
http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/multimedia/audio_mp3/
Slide 33: WIKIING
Slide 34: WHAT IS A WIKI? • A website that allows you to create and edit web pages • Allows users to collaborate on a single page
Slide 35: WIKI EXAMPLES
https://wiki.nla.gov.au/display/AGLIN2/Career+Paths
http://pbwiki.com/
http://meganpoore.pbwiki.com/
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Careers
Slide 36: WIKI BENEFITS: for humans • Easy self-publication • Encourages collaboration and teamwork • Easy set-up and management • Easy sharing of info • Facilitates communication
Wet Paint (2007: online)
Slide 37: WIKI BENEFITS: admin • Easy to use • Central location for document building and drafting • Document/content management • Version control • You will get notifications of changes made
Wet Paint (2007: online)
Slide 38: WIKIING: ideas • • • • Resource/research collections Sharing of info Group projects Posting careers guides
Wet Paint (2007: online)
Slide 39: WIKIING: ideas • • • • • • Peer review Group FAQ Brainstorming Sharing Resource collections FAQs
Wet Paint (2007: online)
Slide 40: WIKIING CONSIDERATIONS • Wiki users should have a clear common goal • Wikis can build up areas of redundancy • Trust is all • Need a strong wiki community • Must be valuable on a personal level
Davies (n.d.)
Slide 41: WIKIING CONSIDERATIONS • Issues over provenance • Lack of collaboration and collegiality • Some can get concerned over who owns what ideas
Slide 42: WIKIING FOR CAREERS ADVISORS Start pages for different topics • Writing applications • CVs and resumes • Job search strategies • Part-time work ...
Slide 43: WIKIING RESOURCES
http://pbwiki.com/
http://www.wetpaint.com/
http://www.jot.com/
Slide 44: SELECTING TECHNOLOGY • Know your organisation’s needs and external image • Know your students • Know your challenges
McGee and Diaz (2007: 38-40)
Slide 45: SELECTING TECHNOLOGY • Tech is a means to an end • Support what you implement
McGee and Diaz (2007: 38-40)
Slide 46: EXERCISE 1. Choose a web tool 2. Consider • Audience/student needs • Aims/desired outcomes • How you would construct a • Workshop? • Unit? • Class program? • Individual program?
Slide 47: REFERENCES
Davies, Jonathan. n.d. Wiki Brainstorming and Problems with Wiki Based Collaboration. Unpublished Masters thesis, University of York, 2004. Farmer, James. 2005. How you should use blogs in education. http://blogsavvy.net/how-you-should-use-blogs-in-education Accessed: 2 December 2007. McGee, Patricia A. and Veronica Diaz. 2007. “Wikis and Podcasts and Blogs! Oh, My! What is a Faculty Member Supposed to Do?” in EDUCAUSE Review, 42 (5): 28–41. Richardson, Will. 2006. Blogs, Wiki, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press. Teaching Today. n.d. Blog Basics. http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/blog-basics Accessed: 2 December 2007. Wet Paint. 2007. Wikis in the Classroom. http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education--Wikis-In-The-Classroom Accessed: 2 December 2007.
