1. HPGD3203
Emerging
Technologies
in
Teaching
and
Learning
Assignment 2
Nurul Ismail [Cohort 3] May 2012

2. The
World
is
Indeed
Open
In his book, The World
is Open, Bonk describes
through 10 openers how
web technology is
revolutionizing
education.
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3. The
World
is
Indeed
Open
This is
comparable to
how technology is
revolutionizing
medicine.
newmedicaltechnology.org
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4. The
World
is
Indeed
Open
This is also similar to
how technology is
also revolutionizing
food production.
milkcart.in
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5. The
World
is
Indeed
Open
Just like how
technology is
revolutionizing
transportation, too.
blog.autoworld.com.my
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6. The
World
is
Indeed
Open
As we are most familiar
with, technology is
revolutionizing
communication,
dissemination, delivery
and receiving of
information.
coloursoflife16.blogspot.com
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7. Selected
Opener
Opener #5: Learning Object
Repositories and Portals
flexicontinental.com & mset.org.my
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8. What
is
this
Opener
#5
about?
“Portals provide access to information, typically
through links. Portals, also called referatories,
hyperlink educators and learners directly to
content and resources.”
(Bonk, 2009)
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9. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
The web offers immediacy and access to current
information almost immediately, through formal or
informal means.
When information has been put ‘online’ or is ‘live’,
there is a longevity to the information.
Viewers and readers can refer to the information
repeatedly, easily and for a long time to come.
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10. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
There is increasing need from students, pupils,
learners, instructors, teachers and facilitators of all
age range to have and to gain access to information
and also on-demand information.
minnesota.publicradio.org
thestar.com.my
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11. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
Then
In previous decades, prior
to the Internet being made
available for public use,
teachers and students had
to search for information
typically from books or
Now
reference materials in
libraries and archives.
With the World Wide Web
Then
(www), free access to
information is readily
available.

12. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
“At the same time, as more
factual information is made
available to everyone, notions
of what expertise is and what
one needs to do to become an
expert in a discipline will need
serious rethinking and debate.”
(Bonk, 2009)
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13. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
The technology available today enables users to
‘travel’ to just about anywhere; to online museums,
college campuses, anthropological sites,
underwater wrecks and even cultural exhibitions.
sites.google.com pcsedu.com
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bsac.com

14. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
The technology to provide users with the
opportunity to explore and experience various
fields is constantly evolving, along with these fields
such as the humanities, engineering, geography,
medicine, culture, politics.
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15. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
The general sentiment
and philosophy behind
education driven portals
are of collaboration, i.e.
free and open sharing,
publishing and
downloading.
worldbank.org
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16. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
Besides being
interactive, web portals
available today allow
users to generate content
and contribute.
Perspectives,
observations and insights
can then be compared,
allowing for greater
knowledge exchange.
shef.ac.uk
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17. A
summary
of
Opener
#5
According to Bonk (2009), “The ultimate goal is
for anyone to have access to high-quality
educational content at any time and from any
location… The human species as a whole has
shifted from learning in silos to learning with
others and readily sharing what one has learned…
The education world is more open and rich with
learning opportunities for everyone connected to
the Web. And it no longer needs to be a secret!”
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18. Of
Portals
and
People
What
is
a
web
portal?
A web portal is a web site that
brings together information
from diverse sources in a
unified way, almost like a
directory of resources.
Ijangofreesignup.com (adapted from www.wikipedia.org)
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19. Of
Portals
and
People
A web
portal contains a
whole plethora of
information or directories,
and it also usually includes
a search engine.
msn.com
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20. Of
Portals
and
People
msn.com
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21. Of
Portals
and
People
What
is
a
referatory?
A referatory is the name given to a
web application system (also known as
a database-driven website). It provides
information such as the name and
description, reviews, and hyperlinks
(metadata) to resources or learning
objects in a publishing repository.
dspace.org The repository provides the actual
resource files, while the referatory is a
website pointing at the resources.
Generally, the idea of a referatory is
derived from the domain of education.
(adapted from www.wikipedia.org)
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22. Of
Portals
and
People
A referatory and a repository that is familiar to us at the
Open University Malaysia (OUM).
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23. Portals
or
Search
Engines?
However, being a search
engine does not make a
sogou.com
website a portal, a
referatory or a repository.
google.com
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24. Learning
Object
Repositories
and
Portals
Traditionally, this was
how teachers would
teach.
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25. Learning
Object
Repositories
and
Portals
Traditionally, this
was how students
would learn.
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26. Learning
Object
Repositories
and
Portals
Traditionally, this was
where teachers and
students would get
information from, books
and reference materials
such as the
encyclopedia.
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27. Learning
Object
Repositories
and
Portals
With an increasing
necessity for
on-demand
information, many
free online portals
were founded.
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28. Learning
Object
Repositories
and
Portals
While parties have Internet
Blogs
voiced concern over
these portals having Forums
been mostly community-
created or have ‘user- Review
generated content’, the sites Wikis
accessibility, popularity,
timeliness and worth of
these portals cannot be
disputed.
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29. Learning
Object
Repositories
and
Portals
There are many portals
which have strong
financial backing and
are the collaborations of
many legitimate,
established and
respected organisations.
These include museums,
research institutes, and
even dedicated
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30. With
the
advent
of
new
teaching
technology
Teachers Learners
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31. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
www.teachersnetwork.org
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32. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
www.teachersfirst.com
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33. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
www.educaRon-­‐portal.com
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34. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
www.curriki.org
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35. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
hTp://cnx.org
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36. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
www.merlot.org
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37. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
www.hetl.org
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38. Examples
of
Portals
for
Learners
hTp://learningenglishkids.briRshcouncil.org
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39. Examples
of
Portals
for
Learners
www.ezschool.com
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40. Examples
of
Portals
for
Learners
www.one-­‐school.net
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41. Examples
of
Portals
for
Learners
hTp://ocw.mit.edu
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42. Examples
of
Portals
for
Educators
&
Learners
www.coudal.com/moom
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43. Point
to
Consider
The creation of these portals is “a testament to the
importance of creating high-quality online
resources that are accessible, sharable and
reusable.”
Further according to Bonk (2009), “Others want to
transform education by creating a community of
like-minded educators who freely share their
educational content… in higher education, in K-12
schools, government organisations, or corporate
training.”
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44. Point
to
Consider
While all these suggestions and aspirations are
motivating, can they bridge the extensive digital
divide that still exists around the globe?
www.nytimes.com www.topnews.us
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45. Thank
You
HPGD3203
Emerging
Technologies
in
Teaching
and
Learning
Presented
by
Nurul
Ismail
PGDT
Semester
May
2012
Prof.
Zoraini
Wa?
Abas
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