Unit One: Web 2.0 in Education
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Objectives
- Participants will be able to identify three possible educational benefits of using Web 2.0 in the classroom.
Introduction
Please begin this unit by taking this short survey
Do Some Research
For this unit, you will be asked to read two journal articals about Web 2.0 in education. While you read through these articles please assess the educational benefits as well as the likelihood and possibility of implementing such technological tools within your own classroom. After the readings, there will be a quiz and a reflection to see what you have learned from the two readings.
For your first reading, please read pages 173-182, Engaging the YouTube GoogleEyed Generation: Strategies for Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning, from the ECEL 2007 6th European Conference on e-Learning.
For your second reading, please read To use or not to use web 2.0 in higher education?, from the World Conference on Educational Sciences in 2009.
Assessment
In order to help guide your learning and understanding, please take this Web 2.0 Quiz for self-test.
After completing the quiz, please review the answer key for the Web 2.0 Quiz which can be found here: media: Web_2-0_Answer_Key.pdf
Reflection
Could you see yourself employing the use of Web 2.0 tools within your classroom?
If so, what types of Web 2.0 tools could you picture yourself using as a means of educating students?
References and Resources
Duffy, Peter. "Engaging the YouTube GoogleEyed Generation: Strategies for Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning" http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CGwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ejel.org%2Fissue%2Fdownload.html%3FidArticle%3D64&ei=rYeuT8b6BMuM6QGpi-TGCQ&usg=AFQjCNHE7fKWm5MOgZ26_GPQ-2JULcTRRQ
Grosseck, Gabriela. "To use or not to use web 2.0 in higher education?" http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac43949/pdfs/to%20use%20or%20not%20to%20use.pdf
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