BP8_RILS Publication

Brief Overview

In this scenario, the instructor will introduce adult learners to uses of Diigo and get them interacting with each other’s shared research.

1. Target Audience

Adult learners.

2. Materials

Both instructor and learners must have a computer and access to the Internet.

3. Objectives

At the end of this scenario, the learner will be able to:

• analyze the different ways they can use Diigo. 
• utilize Diigo to bookmark and comment on the appropriate web sites. 
• create a shared collection of websites and comments within a Diigo group.
• reflect on the process.

4. Procedure

• Prepare instructions on how to use Diigo for your learners.
• Create a Diigo group and invite your learners to join.
• Create an assignment that will motivate your learners to bookmark and comment on particular websites (for example, I asked my learners to solve a mystery based on clues I created and certain websites I posted to the Diigo group).
• Ask the learners to comment on each other’s contributions to the Diigo group.
• Collect the learners’ reflection on the process.

5. Web 2.0 Tool

Diigo (http://www.diigo.com/) is a tool that allows you to bookmark, highlight, and comment upon websites and, in so doing, add them to your personal library.  Diigo also supports the creation of groups for sharing each other’s bookmarks and commenting on them.

6. Social Participation/Social Learning

The learners will be commenting on each other’s contributions within the Diigo group.

7. Making Connections

The learners will use previous online research skills to find appropriate websites and bookmark them.  The learners will discover how they can use Diigo to help them in their own environments.  Diigo will connect the learners with each other and with a global community of Diigo users.

8. Create/Produce

The learners will be creating a shared database of website links and providing feedback to each other.

9.  Assessment

In the scenario instructions I asked my learners to post a bookmark or topic to the group at least twice and to respond to another learner’s contribution at least once.  As the group administrator, I am able to monitor the Diigo group activity to ensure these requirements are met.

10. Reflection

The learners will email me their reflections on the scenario.  I will evaluate the entire process and the learner’s reflections and provide my own reflection in the RILS video.