Abstract
The dramatic advancements in technology over the last 5 years have created an environment that could support learning that surpasses anything we would have seen, experienced or imagined before. While new technologies offer considerable opportunities for improved learning, their use however has remained as a plug-on to traditional teaching methods. In this article, we discuss the impact of reinvigorating two courses where the use of Mobile Web 2.0 (MW2.0) tools was embedded within the learning process with an aim of enabling learner-generated content and context. Students and staff in this collaborative project, from two different courses, were equipped with iPhone 4s and iPad 2s for the duration of the course (n= 36, 16-week semester). A participatory action research method was used to evaluate the project and to scaffold the staff into learning and teaching in the twenty-first century. The pedagogical approach underpinning this project and the design for use of MW2.0 tools are discussed. Examples of artefacts created by the students in the project are outlined and provide an overview of the different contexts students interacted in. Keywords: Pedagogy 2.0; learner-generated content; learner-generated context; social constructivism; Mobile web 2.0 (Published: 30 August 2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.19200
Highlights
IntroductionThe Digital Media course focused on exploring the impact of new and emerging forms of media on communication (for example YouTube, Twitter and blog), while the Moving Images course focused on exploring new and emerging technologies for creating ‘‘moving images’’ for communication purposes
This project was a collaboration between students and staff from two level four courses Á Digital Media and Moving Images World
A participatory action research (PAR) defined as ‘‘collective, self-reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social situations in order to improve the rationality and justice of their own social practices’’ (Kemmis and McTaggart 1988, p. 5) was used as
Summary
The Digital Media course focused on exploring the impact of new and emerging forms of media on communication (for example YouTube, Twitter and blog), while the Moving Images course focused on exploring new and emerging technologies for creating ‘‘moving images’’ for communication purposes. These courses have been taught in collaboration with each other for the last 2 years. The teachers, through their own experience and reflections, felt there could be more that could be done to help the students who enrolled in these courses As a result they consulted the academic development unit (Te Puna Ako) to help explore the issues and opportunities. While the issues are ISBN 978-91-977071-4-5 (print), 978-91-977071-5-2 (online)
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