Web 2.0 was developed to enable collaboration, sharing of information, and greater flexibility online. It allows users to interact with each other on websites and change website content through tools like blogs, wikis, social networking, and video sharing. While early critics saw risks in exposing files online, Web 2.0 reached widespread adoption as more students began using its tools for social networking, collaboration, and e-portfolios in higher education. Champions of Web 2.0 helped drive its adoption by demonstrating how its capabilities matched needs for online collaboration and a common work space.
In this session, I will review the literature on virtual communities of practice and wikis in emergency medicine. I will propose a new model for knowledge translation to link emergency physicians from across Canada in the creation of a novel open-source and free database of shared resources that can be reused and adapted to local contexts. Finally, I will provide a glimpse of a new era in knowledge translation in the era of the Semantic Web.
Learning Objectives
1- Learn how communities of practice and wikis can support clinical practice in emergency medicine
2- Learn how a database of open-source and free knowledge tools could support your ED
3- Learn about the evolution of knowledge translation in the era of the of the Semantic Web
Di Gangi, P. M. (2008) Following the leader: Predicting user innovations from structural social capital in an open innovation community. Proceedings of the XXVIII International Sunbelt Social Network Conference.
Reflections On Personal Experiences In Using Wikislisbk
This talk was given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at UKOLN's "Exploiting the Potential Of Wikis" workshop held on 3 November 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/wiki-workshop-2006/
In this session, I will review the literature on virtual communities of practice and wikis in emergency medicine. I will propose a new model for knowledge translation to link emergency physicians from across Canada in the creation of a novel open-source and free database of shared resources that can be reused and adapted to local contexts. Finally, I will provide a glimpse of a new era in knowledge translation in the era of the Semantic Web.
Learning Objectives
1- Learn how communities of practice and wikis can support clinical practice in emergency medicine
2- Learn how a database of open-source and free knowledge tools could support your ED
3- Learn about the evolution of knowledge translation in the era of the of the Semantic Web
Di Gangi, P. M. (2008) Following the leader: Predicting user innovations from structural social capital in an open innovation community. Proceedings of the XXVIII International Sunbelt Social Network Conference.
Reflections On Personal Experiences In Using Wikislisbk
This talk was given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at UKOLN's "Exploiting the Potential Of Wikis" workshop held on 3 November 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/wiki-workshop-2006/
Building and Sustaining a Community using the Social Weblisbk
Slides for a talk on "Building and Sustaining a Community using the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a UCISA SSG Communications Group Conference on "Using Social Media to Communicate" held at Austin Court, Birmingham on 18 January 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/ucisa-ssg-2012/
Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processeslisbk
Slides for a paper by Brian Kelly, UKOLN presented at the W4A 2007 conference in Banff, Canada in May 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2007/
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Individuals are tracking a variety of health-related data via a growing number of wearable devices and smartphone apps. More and more data relevant to health are also being captured passively as people communicate with one another on social networks, shop, work, or do any number of activities that leave “digital footprints.” Self-tracking data can provide better measures of everyday behavior and lifestyle and can fill in gaps in more traditional clinical or public health data collection, giving us a more complete picture of health for both individual and communities.
This presentation outlines the power of these new forms of data in the context of community health, and outlines some of the challenges that must be addressed.
Open Educational Practices (OEP): What They Mean For Me and How I Use Themlisbk
Slides for a talk on "Open Educational Practices (OEP): What They Mean For Me and How I Use Them" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton for a webinar organised by Salford University from 09.30-10.30 on Thursday 5 December 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/webinar-on-open-educational-practices/
What Does Openness Mean To The Openness Museum Communitylisbk
Slides used in a professional forum on "What Does Openness Mean To The Museum Community" given at the Museums and Web 2008 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/mw-2008/openness-forum/
Keynotes presentation by Phil Richards, Jisc Chief Innovation Officer at Cetis Conference 2014: Building the Digital Institution on the 17th June 2014 at the University of Bolton
Libra: An Unmediated, Self-Deposit, Institutional Repository at the Universit...Julie Meloni
Given as part of a 24x7 group (no more than 24 slides, no more than 7 minutes) -- "Hydra: One Body, Many Heads" -- in the "Frameworks" panel at the Open Repositories 2011 conference.
A National Network of Biomedical Research ExpertiseManinder Kahlon
Overview of status on a Clinical & Translational Science Award Consortium project co-lead by UCSF and Harvard to link biomedical experts across the country.
Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?lisbk
Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.
Engagement, Impact, Value: Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Weblisbk
Slides for a workshop session on "Engagement, Impact, Value: Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Web" to be given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the IWMW 2010 event held at the University of Sheffield on 12-14 July 2010.
See http://iwmw.ukoln.ac.uk/iwmw2010/sessions/kelly/
The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service...guest6d8f50
Slides from talk on "The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service Departments" given in the BUCS seminar room on 8 June 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/bucs-200906/
What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA CISG 2009 conference on 18-20 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-cisg-2009/
This is the presentation held by Javier Masini at SAVE International\'s 48 Conference at Reno on June 10th 2008. This slide show is to present the paper introducing the concept of Collaborative Value Engineering (CVE)
Web Accessibility 3.0: Learning From The Past, Planning For The Futurelisbk
Slides for a talk on "Web Accessibility 3.0: Learning From The Past, Planning For The Future" given at the ADDW08 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/addw08/
A presentation on an Enterprise WIki pilot as part of the dissertation towards an MSc in Knowledge Management which was presented at the IBM Connectr event in Dublin on June 3rd 2008.
This is the presentation I gave at the Knowledge Translation conference at Banff on September 30th. This presentation is about the wiki project we are currently undertaking at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the UofA.
Slides for paper on "One World, One Web ... But Great Diversity" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the W4A 2008 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2008/
Building and Sustaining a Community using the Social Weblisbk
Slides for a talk on "Building and Sustaining a Community using the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a UCISA SSG Communications Group Conference on "Using Social Media to Communicate" held at Austin Court, Birmingham on 18 January 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/ucisa-ssg-2012/
Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processeslisbk
Slides for a paper by Brian Kelly, UKOLN presented at the W4A 2007 conference in Banff, Canada in May 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2007/
views
Individuals are tracking a variety of health-related data via a growing number of wearable devices and smartphone apps. More and more data relevant to health are also being captured passively as people communicate with one another on social networks, shop, work, or do any number of activities that leave “digital footprints.” Self-tracking data can provide better measures of everyday behavior and lifestyle and can fill in gaps in more traditional clinical or public health data collection, giving us a more complete picture of health for both individual and communities.
This presentation outlines the power of these new forms of data in the context of community health, and outlines some of the challenges that must be addressed.
Open Educational Practices (OEP): What They Mean For Me and How I Use Themlisbk
Slides for a talk on "Open Educational Practices (OEP): What They Mean For Me and How I Use Them" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton for a webinar organised by Salford University from 09.30-10.30 on Thursday 5 December 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/webinar-on-open-educational-practices/
What Does Openness Mean To The Openness Museum Communitylisbk
Slides used in a professional forum on "What Does Openness Mean To The Museum Community" given at the Museums and Web 2008 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/mw-2008/openness-forum/
Keynotes presentation by Phil Richards, Jisc Chief Innovation Officer at Cetis Conference 2014: Building the Digital Institution on the 17th June 2014 at the University of Bolton
Libra: An Unmediated, Self-Deposit, Institutional Repository at the Universit...Julie Meloni
Given as part of a 24x7 group (no more than 24 slides, no more than 7 minutes) -- "Hydra: One Body, Many Heads" -- in the "Frameworks" panel at the Open Repositories 2011 conference.
A National Network of Biomedical Research ExpertiseManinder Kahlon
Overview of status on a Clinical & Translational Science Award Consortium project co-lead by UCSF and Harvard to link biomedical experts across the country.
Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?lisbk
Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.
Engagement, Impact, Value: Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Weblisbk
Slides for a workshop session on "Engagement, Impact, Value: Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Web" to be given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the IWMW 2010 event held at the University of Sheffield on 12-14 July 2010.
See http://iwmw.ukoln.ac.uk/iwmw2010/sessions/kelly/
The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service...guest6d8f50
Slides from talk on "The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service Departments" given in the BUCS seminar room on 8 June 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/bucs-200906/
What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA CISG 2009 conference on 18-20 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-cisg-2009/
This is the presentation held by Javier Masini at SAVE International\'s 48 Conference at Reno on June 10th 2008. This slide show is to present the paper introducing the concept of Collaborative Value Engineering (CVE)
Web Accessibility 3.0: Learning From The Past, Planning For The Futurelisbk
Slides for a talk on "Web Accessibility 3.0: Learning From The Past, Planning For The Future" given at the ADDW08 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/addw08/
A presentation on an Enterprise WIki pilot as part of the dissertation towards an MSc in Knowledge Management which was presented at the IBM Connectr event in Dublin on June 3rd 2008.
This is the presentation I gave at the Knowledge Translation conference at Banff on September 30th. This presentation is about the wiki project we are currently undertaking at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the UofA.
Slides for paper on "One World, One Web ... But Great Diversity" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the W4A 2008 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2008/
BS 8878 and the Holistic Approaches to Web Accessibilitylisbk
Slides from talk on "BS 8878 and the Holistic Approaches to Web Accessibility" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a CETIS Accessibility SIG meeting held at the BSI Headquarters, 389 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London on 28 February 2011
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/cetis-accessibility-sig-2011-02/
This is a presentation by the Division of Information and Technology Studies, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. Advances in information and communication technology, especially the rapid developments in social technology such as wikis, blogs, social bookmarking, etc. have opened up new opportunities as well as challenges to education in schools as well as human resource development and training in public and business sectors. In the seminar, a group of experts introduce recent developments in learning technology and how these have been applied in different educational and human resource development contexts internationally and locally.
ECEEE summer study 2011 presentation on using social media to promote energy efficiency research in New Zealand. Panel 8 - Dynamics of Consumption (which I co-led with Michael Ornetzeder)
WEB 2.0 FOR FORESIGHT: EXPERIENCES ON AN INNOVATION PLATFORM IN EUROPEAN AGEN...Totti Könnölä
While the private sector has already discovered the wide set of benefits of web 2.0 technologies (McKinsey, 2009), the public sector is only beginning to use these tools. Especially the use of interactive and collaborative tools in FTA for priority setting has been rather limited until today. Examples in both a public and private sector environment suggest great potential for web 2.0 foresight in public organisations and policy-making, both in terms of advancing foresight methodologies and in terms of increasing transparency. This paper develops a framework for designing a web 2.0 foresight exercise, building on the For-Learn Foresight Cycle, experiences from other disciplines such as market research with web 2.0 research, and hands-on project experience from JRC-IPTS. It applies the framework to the design and implementation of a foresight case of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), where a web 2.0 ideation platform was used to collect ideas from research and development communities across the globe for world leading innovation that integrate education, business and research with a specific thematic focus. It is concluded that key elements in the design are clarity about process and outcome objectives, a systematic approach to tool selection, the organisation of a pilot before the launch, a clear view on sense-making from the data collected, and a certain degree of autonomy in the management of the foresight process.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
2. Need Collaboration and sharing information Global diversity Flexibility and convenience Common work and storage space 2
3. Research Developers: Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau Findings: Web 2.0- Services, not packaged software, with cost-effective scalability Control over unique, hard-to-recreate data sources that get richer as more people use them Trusting users as co-developers Leveraging the long tail through customer self-service Harnessing collective intelligence 3
4. Research Continued Examples: Wikis, blogs, Flickr, Google, Tagging, Wikipedia, del.icious, Facebook, MySpace, You Tube, RSS Feeds, etc. Lead Thinkers: Tim O’Reilly and John Battelle Production: Built upon the World Wide Web (W3 or Web 1.0) platform to involve the users, allowing customers to build businesses, and users to publish valuable knowledge collectively. 4
5. Development Development Problems: Clarifying and explaining the innovation. Considered a “piece of jargon” that no one truly understood what it meant. Criticisms include hackers and spam easily exposed to files and data on computers. Intended Audience: Anyone that is seeking information and/or wants to publish on the web in collaboration with others (experts and non-experts). 5
6. Commercialization Production/Manufacturing: Developed on the basis of Lotus mashup technology Packaging: Service/software available online Marketing: O’ Reilly Media annual conferences Web 2.0 technologies Distribution: Available to anyone with Internet access and connects to the World Wide Web. 6
7. Time Line of Diffusion for Web 2.0 2006-2007: Knowledge Stage 2008-2009: Persuasion Stage 2010: Decision Stage 2011-2013: Implementation Stage 2014-2015: Confirmation Stage Supportive information for timeline decision. http://globalhumancapital.org/?p=675 7
8. Communication Channels Face-to-face Conversations Online Conversations Emails Blogs Wikis Social networks Conferences Technology Business http://globalhumancapital.org/?p=675 8
9. Adoption and the S-Curve Early Late Majority Majority *Innovation went thru another adoption curve. Early Adopters Innovators Laggards http://globalhumancapital.org/?p=675 9
10. Perceived Attributes of Web 2.0 Innovators : media specialists, technology specialists, and technology support team Early Adopters: technology savvy teachers and new graduates (1st year teachers) Laggards-: veteran teachers Most Useful Perceived Attributes: observability and relative advantage will show product results and benefits 10
11. Critical Mass Centralized vs. Decentralized Decentralization is the preferred diffusion system Horizontal networking amongst peers Shared diffusion decision Users experiments with the product Informal evaluations Problem-centered approach 11
12. Change Agents Key Change Agents: Teachers, administrators, and parents that are willing and determined to address the needs of the students within the school and community. Use of Seven Roles: Identify and discuss a need Exchange information with others that can help impact the process of change Analyzing the problem Develop possible solutions and began action Determine level of stability and respond accordingly 12
13. Critical Mass Web 2.0 has reached critical mass Many students (higher education) use: Social networking Wikis Blogs Google docs E-Portfolios or other Web 2.0 supported tools Web 3.0 is developing 13
14. Champion’s Role Need for Innovation- Collaborating and sharing Globalization Common work area Convenience Innovation Match to Need- Web 2.0 Capabilities Users interact with other users Website content can be changed Applications: blogs, wikis, social networking, video sharing, mashups, etc. 14
15. Explored Web Sites http://adaptivepath.com/images/publications/essays/What_puts_the_2_in_Web_20.pdf http://www.informationweek.com/1113/IDweb20_timeline.jhtml;jsessionid=QELI10FFQPAYZQE1GHRSKH4ATMY32JVN http://web20ineducation.wikispaces.com/Intro http://globalhumancapital.org/?p=267 http://www.socialnetworkroadmap.com/index/?p=76 15
During this session, the need for Web 2.0 in the field of education will be discussed. After the presentation, you, the Board of Directors will have a better idea of how Web 2.0 has evolved and where it is going. If your organization has the desire to change the world through effective educational tactics, then Web 2.0 is a must have for your organization to give learners the opportunity to have a world class education. Are you equipped for the challenge?
The educational industry is in need of more options to learn at the convenience of the learner. Therefore, collaboration, sharing, global diversity, flexibility, convenience, common work spaces and storage spaces are needed. Collaboration and sharing is vital to developing ideas and discovering academic concepts. A vast amount of knowledge can be achieved within a diversified group from multiple backgrounds. The ability to work together in one place on the Web, from all parts of the world, is a dynamic situation that fosters creativity and knowledge.
During the research process, it was found that Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau developed Web 2.0. Web 2.0 offers services that are not packaged but are cost effective. The data sources that are used become richer and more beneficial as more people use them. Users are trusted and considered co-developers because their ideas impact Web 2.0’s upgrades and customer self-service is exercised. Users collectively build intelligence when collaborating through Web 2.0 applications.
Web 2.0 is applied on Wikis, blogs, Flickr, Google, Tagging, Wikipedia, delicious, Facebook, MySpace, You Tube, RSS Feeds, and many more. The lead thinkers of Web 2.0 were Tim O’Reilly and John Battelle. Web 2.0 was built upon the World Wide Web, it was an extension to Web 1.0. It involves the users by allowing customers to build businesses online and publishing knowledge with others collectively. Information can be built by a team anywhere, anytime, on one document. Customers can build businesses, and publish valuable knowledge collectively. Since Web 2.0 is an online production, it does not need a manufacturer.
During the development stages, Web 2.0’s problems consisted of clarification of the innovation itself. The words “Web 2.0” were used without many people truly understanding what it meant. It was a piece of jargon for a long time that was “tossed” around through out professional and casual conversations. Also, Web 2.0 easily exposes files and data on computers to hackers and spam. This innovation is targeted to anyone that is seeking information and/or wants to publish on the web collaboratively. This collaboration may be for professional purposes or for leisure.
Web 2.0 was produced on the basis of Lotus mashup technology. The services are available online and are usually marketed through an annual conference as well as Web 2.0 compatible technologies. The innovation is distributed to anyone with Internet access and connects to the World Wide Web.
The diffusion process of Web 2.0 began in 2006 and still continues today. It is in the latter stages now and will reach its confirmation stage in about 5 years. Therefore, there is plenty of time for organizations such as yours to adopt this effective innovation to reach maximum potential.
Web 2.0 has been diffused through conversations online and in-person, as well as during conferences. The online conversations occurred through email, blogs, wikis, and social networks such as MySpace or Facebook.
This is a visual that depicts Web 2.0’s adoption on an S-curve. As you can see, the innovators began to adopt in 2006, and the innovation reached its peak in 2009. However, the laggards are currently adopting. Uniquely, the innovation will begin another cycle of adoption in the near future particularly due to new features.
Media specialists, technology specialists, and technology support teams are innovators of Web 2.0 because they are the main source of technological information for instructors or others that may need to use these components. Technology savvy teachers and new graduates take on the new innovation to apply within their classrooms immediately. They are open to the modern technologies and persuade others like the laggards to implement the innovation by sharing the product’s advantages, and participating in a trial period. Laggards are usually veteran teachers that can be persuaded by disclosing improvement overtime, comparing other valued products, and sharing user testimonials. Web 2.0 is useful because it shows product results and benefits in comparison to similar products.
Decentralization is a better choice of diffusion for Web 2.0 because teachers and other educators would have a chance to be a part of the diffusion process. Their ability to give input and make decisions through horizontal networking is imperative because of their first hand knowledge of students’ needs and response to the innovation. Educators would be able to evaluate student progress after using the product and collaborate amongst colleagues to determine a collective results and possible solutions.
Many people may have the opportunity to be change agents, but true change agents are able to influence others in regard to the need for change and provide information that clarifies the need. Also change agents diagnose the problem at hand and determine the best way to address it, using certain resources. After the change agent influences others to change, action is taken to began the adoption process.
Critical mass has been reached because many higher education students are actively utilizing Web 2.0 applications such as social networking, wikis, blogs, Google docs, e-portfolios, and so on. The massive use on the post-secondary level has already started to trickle down to the secondary and elementary level. Therefore, this way of education will be pushed or diffused from top (university) to bottom (preschool).
Are you ready to increase the world of knowledge? The field of education is in need of student interactions that foster critical thinking, including collaboration and sharing amongst students and teachers at their convenience. Students and teachers need to be able to work on common documents, projects, and assignments as a team, but in various locations across many states and countries. Therefore, Web 2.0 is highly recommended because it permits group discussions and team work no matter the location or time of day, with the use of blogs, wikis, social networks, and other Web 2.0 sharing applications. As a result, students are able to effectively learn endlessly with others in the comfort of their own homes or anywhere else. Will the Board of Directors upgrade their organization by adopting Web 2.0 today?
