Element: Communication
Communication in the work place and in education has evolved in a vast amount of ways. Face-to- face communication is not the only way anymore. Today people can communicate through email, instant messaging, Skype, cell phones—and smart phones, world wide web, video and other multimedia technology as well. Some specific online tools that help to facilitate the evolving of communication are blogging, Skype, and video like found on YouTube.
The website IT Knowledge Exchange, has a section for educators to blog about educational technology. This is an example of communication evolving. Teachers can share experiences of technology with other teachers online.
In the section entitled: Our Latest Discovery, there is a blog entitled Open educational resources (OER): Creating an online education commons worldwide, posted by: Alexander Howard. He informs the reader of “globally accessible commons for educational materials.” (Howard, 2007) He shares different sites that teachers can visit to acquire free material. This kind of exchange is usually done in the teacher’s lounge or at a conference. The blogging makes it happen online.
Another form of communication evolving is through YouTube. On YouTube, patrons can create videos and share them online. In the blog entitled: Stick to Omnisio: Imagining the Next Generation YouTube Presentation Service
Posted by: William Peterson , he shares ways to expand video communication online. With Google’s purchase of Omniso, a small California-based startup that’s focused on making online video more useful and collaborative, more exciting ways of communication can be created. (Peterson, 2008)
One final example of communication was found in a blog by: Shamus McGillicuddy, entitled: VoiceCon keynote: Kraft Foods UC vision includes Avaya and the iPhone. This blog is very interesting! A manager in Kraft Foods, Tom Behnke, spoke of a pilot project that his office is a part of. To show how communication of the future will look like, “… he engaged AT&T to come in and build an in-building cellular system so that he could deploy iPhones to every employee.” (McGillicuddy, 2009) This innovation would be very exciting in a classroom! Maybe one day!
Howard, A. (2007, May 29). Our Latest Discovery. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from IT Knowledge Exchange: Get Answers from Your Peers: http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/whatis/open-educational-resources-oer-creating-an-online-education-commons-worldwide/>
McGillicuddy, S. (2009, April 1). VoiceCon keynote: Kraft Foods UC vision includes Avaya and the iPhone. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from IT Knowledge Exchange: http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/unified-communications/voicecon-keynote-kraft-foods-uc-vision-includes-avaya-and-the-iphone/
Peterson, W. (2008, August 13). Stick to Omnisio: Imagining the Next Generation YouTube Presentation Service. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from YouTube: http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/business-presentation/stick-to-omnisio-imagining-the-next-generation-youtube-presentation-service/
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Regina,
ReplyDeleteI like the variety of examples on how educators could communicate. What's interesting is that the same diversity of tools is available for learners to communicate as well. The evolving of communication is allowing formal communication to take place in some very informal manners. This should help to remove many of the communication barriers seen in education among learners and educators.
Tia
Regina:
ReplyDeleteNichols (2002), states, “Communities of Practice are groups of people in organizations that form to share what they know, to learn from one another regarding some aspects of their work and to provide a social context for that work” (¶ 8). Communities of practice serve a valuable purpose in business by transferring knowledge and expertise from one individual to another in a socially engaging format beneficial to all.
Reference
Nichols, F. (2000). Communities of practice, definition,indicators & identifying characteristics. Retrieved June 28, 2009, from http://home.att.net/~discon/KM/CoPCharacteristics.htm
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