At this TLISI plenary, hosted by Georgetown's CNDLS, anthropologist Michael Wesch shared his experiences with large and small classes in his efforts to "create students who can create meaningful connections" in this world. There are SO many tools and an overload of information in this environment. But remember, it's about people, not new media. Without a doubt, the pedagogy leads the technology, and sorry that was not stressed before. (read TSLSI blog entry here)His pedagogy follows a process of exploration, guided introduction, self-guided research, publication, and sharing. Graciously sharing his successes and failures in both large and small classes, there are a few takeaways for us.
- You can share Deli.cio.us links by using a common tag rather than try to create an account. For instance, he used class registration numbers. For "Whose Life" we could tag based on semester and year (ie: WLISAF09 for Fall 09)
- Facebook and Twitter tended to distract
- Wikis, RSSing links, newsfeeds, Twitter during activities, and publishing on YouTube worked well.
- He likes Smart Pens that record audio and notes into a PDF (read the TLISI blog entry)
- Check out Netvibes, Yahoo Pipes, and Killerstartups.com
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