A short presentation on the relevance of Web 2.0 to Higher Education in the UK.

1. Web 2.0
Is it relevant to teaching & learning

2. What is Web 2.0 ?
 The scope and strategic implications of Web 2.0 for education
are significant. A new way of working is upon us and is described
as the ‘read/write’ web.
 It is of particular relevance to students today!
 "Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the
curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought, or an
event.” - Heidi-Hayes Jacobs, Educational Consultant, Curriculum Designers, Inc.
 "More than 90 per cent of the technology that will affect our daily
lives at the beginning of the 21st century has not been invented.
This means that more innovations will be introduced in the next ten
years than were produced throughout previous human history."
- Freeman Dyson, physicist and principal architect of the theory of quantum electrodynamics

3. Key Services / Applications
 Blogs – e.g. Blogs (in Education)
 Wikis – e.g. Wetpaint
 Tagging & Social Bookmarking – e.g. Del.icio.us
 Multimedia sharing – e.g. Flickr or YouTube
 Audio Blogging & Podcasting – e.g. PoducateMe
 RSS Feeds and Syndication – e.g. RSS for Education
 Social Networking – e.g. Facebook

4. What are the big ideas?
 User-generated content - e.g. Technorati
 Peer production & collaboration – e.g. Wikipedia
 Harnessing collective intelligence – e.g. CiteULike
 Data & Information Management – e.g. Pageflakes
 Designed for: Participation & Openness – e.g.
Skype
 Lowering barriers to entry – e.g. beyond open source;
opening up content production; data open to use and re-use
(Mash-Ups)

5. Web 2.0 and Education
 Improve collective research & communication skills
 Recording personal development and progress – e.g. e-
portfolios
 Seamless transition for ‘digital natives’
 Peer review projects and assessments
 Opportunity for staff peer-reviewed work to be published
 Libraries 2.0 and the collection & archiving of digital data
 A wealth of new and developing communication
technologies for Web 2.0

6. Weblinks: Web 2.0
Blogs in Plain English
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI&feature=user
Wikis in Plain English
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY&feature=related
Social Bookmarking in Plain English
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU&feature=user
Online Photo Sharing in Plain English
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vPU4awtuTsk&feature=user
What is a Podcast?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tQFKNcdCdLM&feature=related
RSS in Plain English
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU&feature=user
Social Networking in Plain English
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vPU4awtuTsk&feature=user
Additional Links: http://del.icio.us/elearningfocus/web2.0 + http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/