PLACES WE LIVE ON THE OPEN WEB
One of the places we share our findings and ideas is using a tool called, "Known." Jane has installed it on her domain and it allows us to quickly share resources with one another. It has controls that allow us to keep content public or private, and it has a very simple interface that makes contributing simple and effective. We have created a rich resource for ourselves and you. Take a look at the two years of posts and give one of the tools a try, read one of the shared articles, or just see what others are doing in their classes.
As part of her leadership role in the Learning Community, Jane created a free Wordpress site that has many of the resources we have discussed over the last two years. Like our community, it has grown over the last couple of years and topics have been added or re-organized. For us, it was a starting point for content related to learning and teaching on the open web.
HYPOTHES.IS & PERUSALL
We used two web annotation tools in our courses. Sarita and Becca wrote a nice piece about them for the DLI website. You can read it here.
Engaging with course materials is the quintessential ingredient for student success. We want our students to engage deeply with our reading assignments by taking notes, asking questions, and discussing the text with their peers. Web annotation tools are a new way to promote this kind of student engagement. They offer a way for students to chisel out their intellectual interests while learning deeply and growing mentally.