Sunday, May 21, 2006
Web 2.0 and E-Learning 2.0
The terms Web 2.0 and E-learning 2.0 have emerged in the lexicon of those who promote the use of technology to support teaching and learning.
It seems to me that Web 2.0 and E-learning 2.0 are related. That is, if there is a new version of the web then there must be a new version of e-learning.
However, there are both proponents and critics of the idea of a second version (generation) of the web. So one would expect the a second version of e-learning might also be a contested idea.
Wikipedia provides a definition of Web 2.0 as follows.
With its allusion to the version numbers that commonly designate software upgrades, Web 2.0 was a trendy way to indicate an improved form of the World Wide Web, and the term has been in occasional use for several years. [1]
As used by its proponents, the phrase refers to one or more of the following:
* The transition of websites from isolated information silos to sources of content and functionality, thus becoming a computing platform serving web applications to end users
* A social phenomenon referring to an approach to creating and distributing Web content itself, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share and re-use, and "the market as a conversation"
* A more organized and categorized content, with a far more developed deeplinking web architecture
* A shift in economic value of the web, possibly surpassing that of the dot com boom of the late 1990s
* A marketing term to differentiate new web businesses from those of the dot com boom, which due to the bust now seem discredited
* The resurgence of excitement around the possibilities of innovative web applications and services that gained a lot of momentum around mid 2005.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0, accesseed 21 May 2006)
So, if there is an E-learning 2.0 then what is it? How is it differentiated from e-learning 1.0?
In any case, if there is an e-learning 2.0 one would hope that it supports excellence in teaching and learning practice.
It seems to me that Web 2.0 and E-learning 2.0 are related. That is, if there is a new version of the web then there must be a new version of e-learning.
However, there are both proponents and critics of the idea of a second version (generation) of the web. So one would expect the a second version of e-learning might also be a contested idea.
Wikipedia provides a definition of Web 2.0 as follows.
With its allusion to the version numbers that commonly designate software upgrades, Web 2.0 was a trendy way to indicate an improved form of the World Wide Web, and the term has been in occasional use for several years. [1]
As used by its proponents, the phrase refers to one or more of the following:
* The transition of websites from isolated information silos to sources of content and functionality, thus becoming a computing platform serving web applications to end users
* A social phenomenon referring to an approach to creating and distributing Web content itself, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share and re-use, and "the market as a conversation"
* A more organized and categorized content, with a far more developed deeplinking web architecture
* A shift in economic value of the web, possibly surpassing that of the dot com boom of the late 1990s
* A marketing term to differentiate new web businesses from those of the dot com boom, which due to the bust now seem discredited
* The resurgence of excitement around the possibilities of innovative web applications and services that gained a lot of momentum around mid 2005.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0, accesseed 21 May 2006)
So, if there is an E-learning 2.0 then what is it? How is it differentiated from e-learning 1.0?
In any case, if there is an e-learning 2.0 one would hope that it supports excellence in teaching and learning practice.
# posted by Ian @ 4:22 AM 
