Introducing Web 2.0 in education: A structured approach adopting a Web 2.0 implementation framework

This paper appears in:
Next Generation Web Services Practices (NWeSP), 2011 7th International Conference on
Date of Conference: 19-21 Oct. 2011
Author(s): Baxter, G.J.
Sch. of Comput., Univ. of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK
Connolly, T.M. ; Stansfield, M.H. ; Tsvetkova, N. ; Stoimenova, B.
Page(s): 499 - 504
Product Type: Conference Publications
Topic(s) : Communication, Networking & Broadcasting ; Components, Circuits, Devices & Systems ; Computing & Processing (Hardware/Software)
Conference Location : Salamanca
Print ISBN: 978-1-4577-1125-1
INSPEC Accession Number: 12405591
Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/NWeSP.2011.6088230
Date of Current Version : 01 December 2011
Issue Date : 19-21 Oct. 2011

Abstract

This paper provides an overview on the `state of art' of Web 2.0 use in Higher Education exploring reasons why and how Web 2.0 tools, namely, wikis, blogs and online forums are being used in educational settings. This paper acknowledges that there is an apparent lack of evidence in the Web 2.0 literature regarding the steps taken by educators to introduce Web 2.0 in the classroom. A Web 2.0 implementation framework is presented which provides educators with a set of practical steps to follow when adopting the use of Web 2.0 for the first time. This framework can be tested and developed in educational settings based on the experience of other educators. >