Week6. How can we manage our social media-based websites ?

During the WEB 2.0 class, I have got a lot of web 2.0 tools.
I have all signed up those tools.

Now I remember a few names of them. That means that I totally forgot or do not use some tools.
Do you guys remember those web 2.0 tools all?

One of the most important thing about Web2.0 world is to keep using them.
I cannot manage and keep using them all. What's the problem?

Although emailing occasionally give me notifications,
I feel that there are too much to keep tracking all tools where I have signed up.

Yes, I do not need to manage all web2.0 tools.
I am more active on web2.0 than before, but I am worried.
After finishing this class, I might be likely to become passive again.

We have known a lot of web 2.0 tools for formal/informal learning.
How much frequently do you guys use them after this class?
They are rapidly changing and evolving.
We need to keep following the trends.

What I need to do now is to come up with a method to manage web2.0 tools for my world.
Can I become an enthusiast on web2.0 after the end of the class?

Week 5 Prompt

Week 5

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?


The value of expertise on the Web is definitely differ from other type of expertise.
For expertise on the Web, there are more requirements exist.

First, they need to be more sensitive to tech trends, specifically on the Web.
Trends of the Web is so fast.
Expertise on the Web can recognize the rapid change, and can actively follow the need.
In contrast, expertise in face-to-face setting, they tend to be less sensitive to tech trends.

Second, it is necessary for expertise on the Web to communicate with others very actively.
Today web communication is not static. Rather, it is inter-mutual.
They should know that their role is to contribute to the Web by participating and communicating actively.

Third, they should be professionals to analyze the Web. This means that they need to know how to analyze the Web. It requires the Web expertise to be skilled in many areas including the web area and others fields. For example, Web expertise need to know how to analyze the web activities among users, as well as, how to interpret them by strong theoretical backgrounds such as communication, ethnography, and so forth.

The Web expertise need to be professionals in various areas.
The feature is definitely distinguishable from face-to-face expertise. 
 
 

I have started with a new blog!!!

The most distinctive thing that I can feel myself during this class is that my Internet behavior has been changed.

I have been believing myself I am "Techy". But that does not mean that I am good at "Web 2.0".

At the beginning of the class, all new Web 2.0 technologies I have faced were wonderful, interesting, attractive...
However, in this Week5, I am a little bit frustrated and depressed.
Why?
There are many many many Web 2.0 based websites I have never heard and seen.
Why am I out-dated?

I can introduce myself "I am a docs students in the Instructional Systems, yes, I am a kind of EXPERT in Educational Technology".
Can I say like that?? The answer is "Definitely NOT."

Web 2.0 Class have provided me with tons of wonderful technologies.
But I can feel that there are too much burden.
I can say that I cannot use all of Web2.0 technologies I have learned during this class in the future.
However, I can feel that my Internet behavior is little bit changed.

I was definitely a "consumer" in the Internet world.
But I realized that I can be a "produser" in this scene.
To be a good produser, there is a serious limitation to me.
That is a language barrier.
I am an International student. It is not easy to express my words in English.

However, I found an alternative way.
I am guessing that those many Web2.0 tools have not usually been introduced in Korea.
Thus, I made a decision to make a blog.
The topic is "Web 2.0 and Educational Technology"

Here is the thing. This blog incorporates my class blog and my own personal website, too.
Through this blog, I want to share ideas with Korean, who are interested in Web2.0 in Education contexts.
I expect that the visitors in my blog might be undergrads and/or grads who are majoring in education, communication, etc.
I will introduce many Web2.0 tools to them through my new blog.

Is this a good idea?

Week5: Learnist

We have to know Learnist. Please take a look at the video first.

Learnist is a social media tool regarding any learning topics.
It allows users to not only search topics they are interested in, but also create their own topics they are interested in.

There are THREE types of buttons when you click 'ADD'.
First, 'board' is a kind of 'topic' or 'categories' or 'page' you are going to make.
Then you add 'links' or 'images' as the contents into the 'board'.
It is obvious that Learnist is helpful for establishing personal learning networks or informal learning.

I believe that Produsage 2 and PLN can adapt Learnist as a major tool.

This is Dr.Dennen's Learnist page. She created 'board' named as 'Creating a Personal Learning Network'.
Then she added several links and videos into the board.

I thought that a blog would be used as my major tool for PLN,
but I realized that there are many cool tools in a sense of Web 2.0

Whenever I discover many Web 2.0 tools, I am frustrated because I feel that I am out-dated.
I have believe that I am kinda techy, but I can't say like that now.

I am definitely out of dated about Web2.0 world.

Week5: Storify

If you want to explore Storify, please watch this short video.

I can say that Storify is a tool for making stories based on data from many social media tools.
You can write any stories you are interested in.
But one limitation is that you can get resources only from social media.

This is a main screen in Storify.
It allows me to sign in with my Facebook account.
Many other social media based tools have the same way to sign in. It's very convenient. :)

Just click Create.
I choose Public. I am not a writer. I s*ck at writing. But I click 'Create a Public Story'.
Just read!! everyone!!!

Gee. I have no topic. But I am a kind of beat-boxer. Can you imagine?
Actually I can do beat-box. Anyway, find 'human beatbox' in the search bar.
Youtube may show a good result.

 Ha, here is the thing. The second video is one I frequently have seen.
The big guy is famous.

I wanted to write some story or narrative. It was failed.
Instead, I searched some images. Here is a good one.
The guy is handsome.

Let's finish. I'm done because it is a just test.
Click Publish!!!


*Storify is cool. It is attractive to people who enjoy writing. All resources for writing exist in social media world. You just enter any keywords who want to find. Drag it. Make the story.
Then SHARE!!!!

Week4: Prompt

Week 4

How do issues such as authorship, copyright and open access impact your desire, ability and willingness to engage in produsage, both personally and professionally? 


Personally,
I am a produser in many areas.
First, in mobile app development, I became a produser from a consumer.
I am actually still a beginner level, but I can be a "producer" for real novices.
Yes, I will make simple lessons about mobile app development, in particular, really really beginner level. In this case, I never consider any authorship or copyrights about what I produced.
Everybody can use my works. That is because that I have used others work for free.
I have to contribute to this area as a producer.
In this sense, I don't think that my creatures are unique because they are not professional.
I am a low-level "producer" for super beginners.

However, I am very strict in professional.
Professionally, I am engaged in academic research.
Sometimes I feel that my new ideas should be protected before its publications.
Of course, I can open the new ideas with close colleagues, such as my advisor and some close friends.
But I don't want to open my new ideas to a public space, such as my blog or SNS.
That results in I never talk about my research ideas in public on Internet.
In this sense, I am a 'consumer' until I officially do publish the idea to my academic field.
Am I conservative??
But I don't mind to share my ideas with close friends.
I meant that I don't want to open them in public. 

Week4: CiteULike

CiteULike is a kind of reference manage tool.

I can say that I am never going to use this.
I have used a couple use tools for managing references, such as EndNote and Refworks.
From my past experience, I realize that simplicity is the best in terms of managing my own reference.

For me, EndNote is the best choice. I have a license of EndNote, too.
I purchased EndNote X6, and EndNote mobile app for my iPad, too.

Who is going to use CiteULike???
I am really really really skeptical.