This document discusses using Web 2.0 tools to innovate teaching and learning in higher education. It aims to improve collaboration between educators and learners, conduct formative assessments, and promote blended learning. Popular tools mentioned include WordPress, Google Apps, Facebook, and their uses like sharing course content, submitting assignments, making appointments with educators, conducting quizzes, and making announcements. The demonstration shows the author's education blog that won awards and their participation in a competition around e-learning invention, innovation, and design.

1. Web 2.0
Innovating Teaching
and Learning in Higher
Education
LIM SHEN HUOY
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College

2. Content
• Abstract
• Objectives
• Featured & Potential Web 2.0 tools implementation
• Demonstration

3. Abstract
• Web 2.0 plays important role in every educator’s and
learner’s teaching and learning processes, especially in
higher education.
• Web 2.0 tools such as Wordpress, Google Apps, and
Facebook Page are new innovative tools that have
been implemented in conducting courses, on top of the
commonly used e-learning system such as Blackboard.
• The use of Web 2.0 in higher education has effectively
promoted blended learning environment. When used
creatively, Web 2.0 tools can foster the teaching,
learning, collaborating, and relationships building
processes between educators and learners.

4. Objectives
• Innovate teaching and learning process in higher
education with Web 2.0 tools implementation
• Improve collaboration and relationships between
educators and learners with the ubiquity of Web
2.0 platforms
• Efficiently and effectively conduct formative
assessments by continuously assessing learners’
progress and to receive valuable feedback from
learners to educators
• Promote blended learning environment by
incorporating Web 2.0 technology as integral part
of the teaching and learning process

5. Featured Web 2.0 tools Implementation

6. • User-friendly online platform to
share information from educator
to learners
• Learners to showcase their
written work as part of course
assignment
• Wordpress Appointment system
plugin allows students to
conveniently access educator’s
availablity and to make
appointment for consultation
without any hassle.

7. • Google Apps such as Google
Form is a great tool for answers
collection to a quick online quiz
in class.
• Google Form has also been
used innovatively as Online
Attendance System for lecture
classes
• Google Drive platform enables
convenient setup for sharing
files and collaborating on any
document online.

8. • Facebook Page increases the
educator’s online presense and
allows learners to instantly consult
educator in their most familiar
ways as most learners are big
part of the Facebook community
today.
• Making announcement on
Facebook has proven to be more
effective as it reaches more
audience efficiently.

9. Potential Web 2.0 tools Implementation

10. Demonstration
Best Education Blog
2013/2014
Awarded by TAR UC and GDS Medianet
Connection
Visit my EduBlog
http://lsh.universityblogs.org

11. Pertandingan Invention, Innovation & Design on E-Learning (IIDEL)
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