Using Cloudworks
A Cloudscape to support Cloudworks users from introductions to advanced use
See the Clouds below for help with a specific use of Cloudworks. If you have any questions that are not covered by this Cloudscape please email the team at: cloudworks@open.ac.uk
- What is Cloudworks? Cloudworks is a social networking site for finding, sharing and discussing learning and teaching ideas and designs.
- Core concepts. There are three key concepts associated with Cloudworks - the notion of 'Clouds', 'Cloudscapes' and ‘Cloudstreams’
- Clouds. A Cloud can be anything to do with learning and teaching. A Cloud could be: a short description of a learning and teaching idea, information about resources or tools for learning and teaching, detailed learning designs or case studies of practice, or a question for example “Have you any good examples of using mindmapping in teaching?” Each Cloud is 'social' in that it is possible to have a conversation around the Cloud and it is possible for you or anyone else to add relevant links, embedded content (like a video) or an academic reference.
- Cloudscapes. Clouds can be collected together into bundles or 'Cloudscapes' associated with a particular event, purpose or interest. For example you can have a Cloudscape associated with a conference, pulling together Clouds relating to papers, workshops or conference themes. A Cloudscape can be set up for a workshop or event where Clouds might include workshop resources, tools or activities. Cloudscapes can also be more general for example to stimulate debate about a particular teaching approach. A Cloud can be associated with any number of different Cloudscapes. We have identified several different types of Cloudscapes starting to emerge:
- Conference Cloudscapes
- Workshop Cloudscapes
- Flash debates
- Tricky and interesting questions
- Aggregated resources
- Learning Design Cloudscapes
- Expert elicidation (for example collaborative literature reviews)
- Cloudstreams. It is possible to view and follow all the recent activity on a Cloudscape or of a particular person. Cloudstreams can be viewed on Cloudworks or you can set up an RSS feed for the Cloudstream.
You may also want to look at a 30 minute presentation plus audio about cloudworks.
Clouds in this Cloudscape
- A framework for evaluating Cloudworks (5 comments)
- Badging in Cloudworks (5 comments)
- Cloudworks at the Learn About Fair 2011
- Cloudworks cloudquest challenge
- Copyright and Intellectual Property (1 comment)
- Creating an account and profile (2 comments)
- Facilitating community activity on Cloudworks (4 comments)
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions
- How to set up a Cloud or Cloudscape (2 comments)
- How to...sharing a CompendiumLD Learning Design on Cloudworks (1 comment)
- Presentation: Cloudworks coffee morning
- Resource: An introduction to cloudworks
- Resource: Cloudworks leaflet (3 comments)
- Resource: Cloudworks the Movie (2 comments)
- Resource: Navigating the site (3 comments)
- Setting up a conference Cloudscape (2 comments)
- Setting up a flash debate
- Sharing pictures, videos, documents and ideas on Cloudworks. (3 comments)
- Using Twitter in Cloudworks (1 comment)
Cloudstream
- Gender Issues
added to How to set up a Cloud or Cloudscape by Julie Norton on 15 February 2017 - "Many thanks Rebecca...
added to Resource: Cloudworks leaflet by Janet Harvell on 2 May 2013 - "Hi Janet, you click on the Slideshare icon and once in Slideshare you click on 'Save' (save this...
added to Resource: Cloudworks leaflet by Rebecca Galley on 15 April 2013 - "How does this open as a pdf document that i can print off?...
added to Resource: Cloudworks leaflet by Janet Harvell on 13 April 2013 - "Hi Tim,
Until recently we had a link to the people search along tthe top but it didn't seem to be...
added to Resource: Navigating the site by Rebecca Galley on 26 March 2013 - "The link on this page is the only way I can navigate my way to find 'people' or 'institution'...
added to Resource: Navigating the site by Tim Jones on 26 March 2013 - Badging in Cloudworks
cloud added to the cloudscape Using Cloudworks by Rebecca Galley on 14 November 2012 - "This seems a very sensible approach. Knowledge Unlatched based at the Work Foundation have looked...
added to Copyright and Intellectual Property by Will Pollard on 30 October 2012 - "I thought it about time I added an updated version of this framework (see embedded image above)....
added to A framework for evaluating Cloudworks by Rebecca Galley on 1 November 2011 - Community Indicators Framework (Updated July 2011)
new embedded content added to the cloud A framework for evaluating Cloudworks by Rebecca Galley on 1 November 2011