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What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education
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In this paper, the authors argue that the web is entering a "second phase" -a new, "improved" Web version 2.0. But how justified is this perception?Abstract:
Within 15 years the web has grown from a group work tool for scientists at CERN into a global information space with more than a billion users. Currently, it is both returning to its roots as a read/write tool and also entering a new, more social and participatory stage. These trends have led to a feeling that the web is entering a ‘second phase’ – a new, ‘improved’ Web version 2.0. But how justified is this perception?read more
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The role of social media in higher education classes (real and virtual) – A literature review
TL;DR: This paper summarizes the scholarly writings as well as reviews the findings of empirical investigations on the utility and effectiveness of social media in the higher education class and discusses some limitations.
The role of e-learning, the advantages and disadvantages of its adoption in Higher Education.
Valentina Arkorful,Nelly Abaidoo +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness of using e-learning in teaching in tertiary institutions is investigated by reviewing some contributions made by various researchers and institutions on the concept of elearning, particularly its usage in teaching and learning in higher educational institutions.
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What is web 2.0
TL;DR: Ask a dozen Internet experts what the term Web 2.0 means, and a few journalists maintain that the term doesn't mean anything at all -it's just a marketing ploy used to hype social networking sites.
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New technologies for teaching and learning: Challenges for higher learning institutions in developing countries
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss new learning and training technologies considering their pedagogical, cost and technical implications, and discuss challenges for integrating these technologies in higher learning institutions with examples from Tanzania, and giving best practice approaches for addressing each of the challenges.
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e-Learning and Social Networking Handbook: Resources for Higher Education
Frank Rennie,Tara Morrison +1 more
TL;DR: Table of Contents Chapter One: Social Networking as an Educational Tool Chapter Two: Design for a Distributed Environment Chapter Three: Selecting the Media Palette Chapter Four: The Tools in Practice Chapter Five: Constraints on Course Design Chapter Six: Evaluating Course Design and Understanding its Implications References Index
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The rise of the network society
TL;DR: The Rise of the Network Society as discussed by the authors is an account of the economic and social dynamics of the new age of information, which is based on research in the USA, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, it aims to formulate a systematic theory of the information society which takes account of fundamental effects of information technology on the contemporary world.
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What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software
TL;DR: This paper was the first initiative to try to define Web 2.0 and understand its implications for the next generation of software, looking at both design patterns and business modes.
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The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
TL;DR: In this comprehensive social theory of the Internet and the networked information economy, Benkler describes how patterns of information, knowledge, and cultural production are changing--and shows that the way information and knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge the ways people can create and express themselves.
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The Social Life of Information
John Seely Brown,Paul Duguid +1 more
TL;DR: It is argued that the gap between digerati hype and enduser gloom is largely due to the "tunnel vision" that information-driven technologies breed, and the authors need to look beyond their obsession with information and individuals to include the critical social networks of which these are always a part.