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David Grogan Manager, Curricular Technology Group UIT Academic Technology • Tufts University Spark Web 2.0 Tools for Communication, Collaboration, Publishing •What is Spark? •How do you use Spark? •What tools are available? •What’s next? •Questions Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What is Spark? • Spark is a suite of self-service, web-based communication, collaboration, and publishing tools freely available to entire Tufts community. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration How do you use Spark? 1. Login to http://spark.uit.tufts.edu (same login credentials as TUSK). 2. Pick a tool. 3. Create something. 4. Add other Tufts users to it. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What tools are available? • Most popular: – – – – Wikis Blogs Podcasts MediaMarkup • Other tools: – Web conferencing – Mapping Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What tools are available? • Wikis – What is it? • A website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages. – What is it used for? • Collaborative creation of content (e.g. grant proposals, research papers, group assignments) • Quick and easy web publishing. • Document repository Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What tools are available? • Blogs (WordPress) – What is it? • A type of website, usually maintained with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other materials such as graphics or video. – What is it used for? • Developing and publishing publicly accessible websites. (e.g. department web sites, project blogs etc.) • Providing students with a platform for writing and sharing writing assignments. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What tools are available? • Podcasts – What is it? • A series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication via software such as iTunes. – What is it used for? • Publishing lecture recordings. • Publishing audio tours. • Video log of departmental activities. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What tools are available? • MediaMarkup – What is it? • A web-based tool allowing users to provide commentary, feedback, and reflections, at specific time locations within digital audio and video files. – What is it used for? • Providing feedback regarding student performances (e.g presentations, patient exams, interview techniques etc.) • Providing chapter headings or highlighting core content within a recording. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What tools are available? • Web Conferencing (Adobe Connect) – What is it? • Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. In a web conference, each participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to other participants via the internet. – What is it used for? • Connecting students and staff across campuses. • Providing or receiving in-class presentations to/from distant colleagues. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What tools are available? • Mapping – What is it? • A tool using GoogleMaps technology to allow you to create, define, and manage collections of geographically located data sets. – What is it used for? • Collaborative geo-locating points of interest. (e.g. research locations). Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What do we hope Spark will be? A Tufts-based localized network of people and ideas. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration How is Spark being used? Interesting Recent Use Cases • Wikis: Workflow and social networking for student teachers. • Blogs: Anthropology of Media • MediaMarkup: Feedback on student presentations. • SparkMaps: Mapping student network. • Podcasts: Podcasting biology lectures. Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration What’s Coming this Summer? • More support materials for WordPress. • Full self-service for MediaMarkup. • Wikis upgrade (improve performance and functionality). • What would you like to see? Spark: Web 2.0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration Any Questions? • Contact: David Grogan ([email protected])