Andone Microprojects -Shanghai 2014
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This document describes the TalkTech project from 2008-2013 that involved students from Bentley University in Boston and Politehnica University of Timisoara in Romania collaborating on micro-projects simulating global work. Over the years, the projects involved researching and creating multimedia presentations and artifacts on topics like emerging technologies, start-up companies, and popular apps using various online tools. The goal was to introduce students to real-world technology topics and trends in an international, connectivist learning experience that simulated working in a global IT company.
Andone Microprojects -Shanghai 2014
- 1. Micro-‐projects for simula2ng working at global level Dr. Diana Andone Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania UL 2014
- 2. Digital students & Technology
- 3. Take tehnology for granted Digital students
- 4. They are not “the many”…. Digital students
- 5. need to control - online activity, communication, eLearning environment Digital students
- 8. TalkTech project 2008-‐2013 UPTimisoara Romania Bentley University, Boston, USA UL 2014
- 9. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 Where We Are UL2014
- 10. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 Students Bentley University • IT 101, Informa2on Technology • 50 students • Spoke English • Web literate • PC Literate • Age 18-‐21 UP Timisoara • TMM, Technologies of Mul2media • 40 students • Spoke English • Web literate • PC Literate • Age 21-‐24 UL 2014 587 students involved, no dropout
- 11. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 Students UL 2014
- 12. ViCaDiS campus ELSE 2014
- 13. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 2008 • Create a web page with images, a video, a PowerPoint or Google presenta2on, a recorded audio conversa2on, or a combina2on of any of these that presents your group’s understanding of a current issue in technology and culture • Post content and group progress to a collabora2ve Google Site TalkTech2008 2009 • Research a web-‐based collabora2on tool • Create a wiki page with images, blog entry, video or video tutorial of a tool; post link on ViCaDiS 2010 • Create a short video evalua2ng two similar online collabora2on tools (screen sharing, forms, presenta2ons, video conferencing, scheduling, project management, mind mapping) from the perspec2ves of usability and entrepreneurship • Summarize findings in a Google Doc or video. UL 2014
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- 15. TalkTech2010 project UL 2014
- 16. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 2011 • Create a presenta2on in which your group analyzes and discusses the poten2al of various start-‐up Internet companies • Use VoiceThread to add comments or narra2on to the presenta2on’s slides; integrate in ViCaDiS blog 2012 • Create a presenta2on in which your group researches innova2ve methods used in business by promising start-‐up companies • Use VoiceThread to add comments or narra2on to the presenta2on’s slides; integrate in ViCaDiS blog 2013 • Research popular web or mobile apps • Create an interac2ve image using ThingLink Annota2ons must include audio and video clips in which interna2onal partners appear simultaneously discussing their topic • Post ThingLink to ViCaDiS blog UL 2014
- 17. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 UL 2014
- 18. TALKTECH 2013 TOPICS • 1. Most Popular Android Apps • 2. Most Popular iPhone Apps • 3. Most Popular Cloud Storage Providers • 4. Most Popular Social Media or Technology Blogs / Podcasts • 5. Most Popular Travel Web Sites • 6. Most Popular Google Products • 7. Most Popular Web Adver2sing Services • 8. Most Popular Photo Sharing Sites • 9. Most Popular Social Networking Sites • 10. Most Popular Social Bookmarking Sites • 11. Most Popular Health and Fitness Apps • 12. Most Popular Mapping Sites and Apps • 13. Most Popular Video Conferencing / VOIP Services • 14. Most Popular Online or Mobile Payment Services or Apps • 15. Most Popular Videostreaming sites and Apps UL 2014
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- 21. TalkTech 2013 Student Use of Technologies • 1. Mobile phone • 2. SMS – text messaging • 3. iPod /mp3 player • 4. Search engines (Google/Bing) • 5. Online Messaging (Yahoo, G-‐Chat, etc) • 6. VoIP (Skype, Google Talk, etc) • 7. Mobile chat (WhatsApp/Viber) • 8. Online video (YouTube) • 9. Photo Sharing (Flickr, Picasa) • 10. Online games • 11. Blogs • 12. Wikipedia • 13. Facebook • 14. Twiier • 15. Collabora2ve Wri2ng Apps (Google Docs/Office Web Apps) UL 2014
- 22. Task Tools align time zones timeanddate.com chat Facebook, Yahoo! IM,Google Hangouts create and host audio SoundCloud create and host video YouTube, Screencast-o-Matic create interactive images ThingLink edit audio Sound Forge edit images PhotoShop, Paint.net edit video Windows Live Movie Maker email Gmail, Outlook hold video conferences Google Hangouts, Skype record video mobile phone camera apps schedule meetings Doodle search the web Google, Bing share photos Flickr, Tumblr share screens join.me, Google Hangouts UL 2014
- 23. TalkTech2013 Desirability Test UL 2014
- 24. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 • Mul2cultural • Online – different 2mezones • Simulate real world work in an IT company • Students freely choose the tools, communica2on, working 2me and hours • All students finished and delivered the ar2fact UL 2014
- 25. TalkTech 2008 – 2013 • Connec2vist OER -‐ xOER • introduced students to real-‐world technology topics and trends and facilitated their use of a variety of OER and tools within an interna2onal educa2onal context • create the learning and working environment for producing the final ar2fact, in a self-‐organized, networked-‐based and quite omen complex and chao2c manner UL 2014
- 26. Digital students enjoy enhanced interactivity and connections perceive their learning environment as boundless no single approach leave the power of choice of the ‘right one’ to the student
- 27. CONTACT Dr.eng. Diana Andone Director e-Learning Center Tel: +40.256403300, Email: diana.andone@upt.ro Web Elearning.upt.ro UPT – CeL Campus Virtual www.cv.upt.ro @diando70 hip://www.slideshare.net/diando70/