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Widgets: The Slicing and Dicing (and Splicing) of Learning Content
Mark C. Marino
Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Writing
Writing Program, College of Letter, Arts and Sciences
Susan E. Metros
Associate Vice Provost and Deputy CIO
Professor of Visual Design and Clinical Education
University of Southern California 1
Agenda
• Slicing, Dicing, Splicing and Modularizing Learning Content
• Widgets for Education
• Faculty Needs
• Institutional Enablers
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Modularizing Education
Course Course Course Course
Module Module ModuleModule Module
Topic Topic Topic Topic Topic
Curriculum
Program Program
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Modularizing Content
Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter
Textbook
Section Section
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Modularizing Digital Content
Asset Asset Asset Asset
Learning Object Repository
Subject Subject
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Learning Objects
Digital Asset
Learning Assessment
Learning Outcomes
Learning Assessment
Discipline ADiscipline A
Discipline BDiscipline BActivity
Learning Outcomes
Activity
What are the Top Three Reasons for Using Learning Objects?
1. To improve quality of the learning experience
2. To benefit from content reusability
3. To use course materials efficiently
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S u r v e y r e s u l t sECAR
Metros and Bennett, 2002
Modularizing Digital ContentNSF Digital Libraries
Academic Earth
Internet Archive
MERLOT
YouTube
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Modularizing Digital Content
OER Commons
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Modularizing Digital Content
iGoogle
Pageflakes
NetVibes
Ning
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Characteristics
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LO OER Widget
Digital X X X
Reusable X X X
Sharable X X X
Stand-alone X X X
Media Independent X X X
Open to everyone X
Interoperable X
Collaboratively authored X X X
Trusted collections X
Expert or peer-evaluated X X
Easy to aggregate and use X
Learning Object withRepository Model
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Link to Learning Object
Link to Learning Object
Widget withPortal-Aggregator Model
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Widget Widget
Widget Providers
Google Gadgets
Mac Dashboard WidgetsiPhone Apps
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Widgets are Proliferating….
• Widgetbox– 100,000+ with over 6 billion "served”
• Springwidgets– 36,000 +
• YourMinis – 10,000
• Google Gadgets– 45,000
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Widgetbox
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Widget VarietiesRSS Feeds
Blogs
News Sources
Images
Videos
Search ToolsBlog
Swicki
WorldCat
Blank-a-DayWord-a-Day
Quote-a-Day
Image-a-Day
This Day in History
QuizzesLanguage
Trivia
Writing ToolsBlogs
Message Boards
To-Do lists
Post-Its
Misc. Games
Countdowns
Badges Lists
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Educational Widgets
• English Level Test
• Learnit: learn a language in no time
• Grammar Girl Quiz
• Eco-Calculator
• Step by Step Math Solving Calculator
• Classtools.net (online widget builder)
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Widget Capabilities
Widgets can do what the Web can do…
• Deliver Interactive Content
• Enhance Information Visualization
• Engage with Multimedia Presentation
• Provide “Real Estate” for Information Push
• Advertise Other Sites
• Network Users
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Where to Aggregate
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Netvibes
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iGoogle
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Pageflakes
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Ning
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USC Topoi Widget Stats
• Developed July-Aug, 2008
• Launched September 2008
• 26,000+ Widget Views
• 280 Installs
• Hosted on:– ning, webct, blogger, wetpaint, gmodules,
netvibes, pageflakes, wordpress
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Pam Hood, SFSU
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Jarod Anthony, Spokane Falls CC
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Michael Wesch, KSU
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The USC Topoi Widgets
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Standalone Widget
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Interactive Text Widget
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Interactive Text Widget
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JavaScript Widget
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Intro text
Samplelesson
Widgetinstructions
PortableWidget
Videos
InteractiveContentWidgetsFlash andnon Flash
Notepad
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Video Lessons
• Videos– Recreating
in-class and
office hour
experiences
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Video Tour• Tour of the page’s
contents
• Instruction on how to use the widgets
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Faculty Needs• Widget building support
– Programming– Design
• Video production• Testing• Revision, Editing• Porting into various formats: Widgetbox, Facebook• Environment: iGoogle, Pageflakes, netvibes, portal• Selection of Widgets
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Institutional Enablers
• Adoption and scalability plans
• Sustainability and integration model
• Assessment plan
• Support resources and/or funding
• Authoring tools
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