In my ongoing research to find good resources for my upcoming technology presentation at NACDEP I found these excellent podcasts on using Web 2.0 tools. The podcasts come from the Otter group and are also available via iTunes. Called the Learning 2.0 Tip of the Week, the ‘casts are short (about five minutes) and cover useful stuff like aggregators and blogs. What I really like is the focus on how to use the tools in your work. Not how the technology works per se, but rather examples of how you can incorporate it. Highly recommended.
[...] Kathleen Gilroy at the Otter Group is doing some neat explorations on how the Web 2.0 concept impacts organizations and education. I found the site while searching for Web 2.0 information for some research on distributed workforces and have been listening to their podcasts (see this recent post). The organizational stuff is really good and should be interesting for Extension Professionals working in teams, communities of practice or communities of interest. Even more important, I’m impressed with Kathleen’s ideas for what she calls "Learning 2.0". It focuses on how to leverage Web 2.0 resources to create more collaborative learning environments (see this related post from FutureWire about IBM’s study on TV as we know it converting to a more collaborative model). Environments that are cost effective, convenient to the learner, and focus on team building. To see an example check out this paper by Kathleen with some really cool ideas on using an aggregator as a primary tool, supported by blogs and podcasts. So use your aggregator and subscribe to their site. Here is the post that led me to the paper. [...]