REACHING OUT: using technology to create community Braz -TESOL Sao Paulo, July 20th, 2010

INTERNET = NETWORK The task is to shape part of it into your own community .

INTERNET = NETWORK The task is to shape part of it into your own community . http://www.flickr.com/photos/27126314@N03/2956992219/

Community or Network? DOES COMMUNITY HAVE TO BE FACE TO FACE? http://www.flickr.com/photos/maiac/711198150/

Community v Network http://www.flickr.com/photos/choconancy/161004139/ Group A (Community) Group B (Network) Domain (professional focus) PLUS Personal (support, encouragement, friendship ) Domain (professional focus) is the subject of all activity and communication

Webhead Origins - The Palace

Where do Webheads fit? Face to face Community IT Community IT Individuals + WEBHEADS = + IT Community

Where are the Webheads? in approximately 50 countries

How/why has this community survived? HUMAN FACTORS TECHNOLOGY FACTORS

How/why has this community survived?

What would my community look like?

Virtual Classrooms (Web Conferencing)

Which tools for your community? http://www. flickr .com/photos/ infomatique /1387269271/ Licensed under Creative Commons CHOICE is affected by CONTEXT

Flickr Maps

Survey Tools Eg Zoomerang Survey Monkey More at http://users.chariot.net.au/~ michaelc / mfo /zoom/results. htm

CLASS AS COMMUNITY

Second Life Image courtesy of Jo Kay http://www.flickr.com/photos/jokay/3354082811/

The Internet is…. “ not about dot coms, online malls…. It’s not about routers, servers, browsers.…In fact, the Internet isn’t even about technology. It’s about us. The collective us.” COMMONSPACE: Beyond Virtual Community: Surman & Wershler-Henry; 2001

“ The Read/Write Web” (Tim Berners Lee) Original photo by Hummanna

THE BIG QUESTIONS…… Can you build relationships... …online? Can you build social capital …online? Can we develop community … …online? YES WE CAN!!

Webheads Theme Song Audio at http:// webheadstheme . wikispaces .com/ CHORUS Webheads – all over the world Webheads – we’re all over the world 24/7 – we’re online It doesn’t really matter – whatever the time Someone’s there to answer the CALL CHORUS You want to know how to do it right Or maybe you’re lonely in the middle of the night Someone’s there to answer your CALL CHORUS You want to join your class up across the world Or you want an expert to talk to them live Someone will answer your CALL CHORUS You’re going on a journey to a foreign land Want to meet a friend there to show you around There’ll be someone there to answer your CALL CHORUS Learning together – sharing our views Living together – sharing our news Always someone there – on the same wavelength CHORUS

THANK YOU  [email_address] http:// protopage .com/ michaelc