This short deck describes the evolution of web 2.0 and how we arrived at what I see as a paradigm shift globally for culture and business. Mobility + applications = transformation. But of course it is so much more than this:). I can say one thing; from a enterprise solution perspective the train has indeed left the station. We increasingly having the same conversation with all our CIOs...what web-based (Web 2.0 / IT 2.0) based application can I now leverage - or stated otherwise - my employees are using their iPhones more effectively than my internal communications systems - what is happening? - Cheers Irvin Kovar

1. gen X +Y + Z (click) http://http://www.articlesbase.com/culture-articles/generation-xyz-522842.html All eyes on cyberspace Gen Y - 76 million people in the Canada born between 1977 and 1994 Gen Z – click generation - 1995 to present Born into digital Clicking Mobile Avatar IT Savvy Self-determined click generation the long tail on-line social media web 2.0 visualization mobility transformation shiftirvin kovar

2. social media http://events.eife-l.org/events/2007/IEOC2007 "educare," which means to nourish, to rear, to bring up.... cyberspace – overflowing tap of information nourishing millions of participants HOW? TECHNOLOGY ENABLED. AN ENTIRE CULTURE BASED UPON CREATING A LIST OF YOUR OWN FRIENDS! blogging - 100s of millions podcasting- 100s of millions vodcasting – 100s of millions Web 2.0 AJAX CREATE YOUR OWN MEDIA REST JSON Web 3.0 RDF OWL semantic WEB READ WRITE EXECUTE click generation the long tail on-line social media web 2.0 visualization mobility transformation shiftirvin kovar

3. visualization http://www.visualthesaurus.com Google Earth http://www.gapminder.org mass collaborative environments stimulate the aggregation of media click generation the long tail on-line social media web 2.0 visualization mobility transformation shiftirvin kovar

4. mobility http://laptop.org 1.5 billion with a mobile device and growing Generation Y: 97% of students owned a computer, 94% owned a cell phone, and 56% owned an MP3 player (iPod, Zune, Sansa, etc.) Gen Z - One Laptop Per Child - $100 / unit Meshed Millions of youth globally Text messaging (37%) Email (26%) Social networking IM (15%) Instant messaging (11%) Social networking email (11%) And 12% of students check email on a mobile device Why Wireless? Gen YZ expect a seamless digital experience Gen YZ experience limitless customization Gen YZ always on, anywhere on the internet Gen YZ are your target market.... http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=96664#comment digital generation + social media + visualization + mobility = ? click generation the long tail on-line social media web 2.0 visualization mobility transformation shiftirvin kovar

5. the long tail http://mitworld.mit.edu web resources are becoming central to popular culture government run, standard driven centrally-determined, all-inclusive curriculum high cost faculty run participatory niche (global) student / peer driven low cost to create low cost to deploy If an institution can sell a million copies of one (excellent) online course versus a full degree, have they fulfilled their mission? http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume43/MindsonFireOpenEducationtheLon/162420 http://www.johnconnell.co.uk/blog/?p=257 click generation the long tail on-line social media web 2.0 visualization mobility transformation shiftirvin kovar

6. http://smarttech.com/ Transformation The Faculty: Competitive locally and globally Wider market – distance learning Application centric Lower cost Enables collaboration Administrative tools – attendance bulletin boards, key metrics, alerts Gadgets and dashboards Collaborate on curriculum Work from anywhere The Student Body: Curriculum over the web Lower cost of delivery Higher concepts translate well More individualized Repeatable Lower cost Self-paced Work from anywhere Global reach – new markets The digitization of education drives the learning experience towards collaboration, niche interests, and lower cost, all with greater reach click generation the long tail on-line social media web 2.0 visualization mobility transformation shiftirvin kovar

7. Paradigm shift Evolution of Curriculum through Web 2.0?: <PARADIGM SHIFT?> How do you retain academic integrity? How will organizations redefine profitability? How do you support this new architecture from a distributed campus perspective? How will government policies react to the web in the future (DOLPA - moral panic)? Mixing, converging, distributing student generated course material... Open ID – url as your identity Open Course Ware – on line + free CC- Creative Commons – some rights reserved. What does this mean. Enforceable? Tagging – categorizing the content yourself – no longer the Dewey Decimal System Contrarians: Is this learning or entertainment. Stimulation or true analysis of the topic? Increasing the “digital divide” btw “the haves and have nots?” click generation the long tail on-line social media web 2.0 visualization mobility transformation shiftirvin kovar