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The Shock of the Old 6: The Shock of the Social
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Said Business School, University of Oxford, March 22nd 2007
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/

The Learning Technologies Group at Oxford University Computing Services
is 
pleased to announce its sixth annual one-day conference on educational 
technologies.

Shock 6 will explore the issues arising from the rise of social
networking 
tools, Web 2.0 software and related collaborative technologies, and how
best 
to make use of these innovative tools in teaching, learning and
research.

Web 2.0 technologies are characterised by a dynamic social element, with
a 
focus on collaboration and sharing of material that distinguishes them
from 
traditional Web technologies which merely transmit information between 
website and client. The discussion of the usefulness of Web 2.0 tools
has 
now moved into the realm of e-learning, with teachers and researchers 
investigating how informal social technologies can be integrated into
formal 
education, as well as how - or even whether - they might also be
applicable 
to research and administration.

We invite papers that discuss:

a) The social, cultural and organisational factors that may impact on
the 
implementation and adoption of social collaborative tools in e-learning,

and/or

b) The effectiveness of the technology itself.

Possible topics include (but are not restricted to):

The Technologies:

* Capitalising on new channels of communication such as blogs, wikis and

collaborative online spaces.
* Using novel forms of group work, collaborative writing and reflective 
portfolio work.
* Empowering students to create their own personalised learning
resources, 
from blogs to online writing.

Embedding the technologies within institutions:

* Issues arising from adopting informal open technology within a formal 
learning environment. For example, can tools be provided centrally by
the 
institution, or should they be left to the choice of students?
* The role of social software in supporting the reflective and
metacognitive 
dimensions of learning.
* The role of social software in supporting the tutor.
* The opportunities afforded by new social tools to create new
communities 
of research practice and to foster the sharing of teaching materials.
* Personal publishing by students. For example what privacy issues may
arise 
if students are introduced to discussion boards, weblogs and personal 
development planners?

Assessment:

* Methods to assess the effectiveness of work created in an online
social 
space.
* Opportunities and challenges in assessing online group work within a 
formal assessment regime.

We warmly welcome papers on other relevant topics, especially if they
are 
related to a research area in which you are actively involved.

Presentations will be 25 minutes each, plus 10 minutes for discussion.

Please send a 300-word abstract either in the body of an email
(preferred) 
or as an email attachment in RTF format to [log in to unmask] Remember
to 
include your full contact details: i.e. name, affiliation, street
address, 
email address and telephone number.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 5th January, 2007. Authors of 
accepted papers will be notified on or shortly after Friday 12th
January, 
2007.

For more information please visit the Shock 6 website: 
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/

Booking for this event will open in early December 2006. Refreshments
and 
lunch are included in the price: £90.00 (academic); £200.00
(commercial); 
£40.00 (members of Oxford University and/or students)
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Dr Liz Masterman
Learning Technologies Group
Oxford University Computing Services
13 Banbury Road,
Oxford. OX2 6NN

Telephone 01865 283690 or 862378
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Call for papers - Shock of the Old 6 ICT conference
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/

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