Web 2.0

This e-poster is about Web 2.0 in Education and presents "Why everyday
educators and learners should know about Web 2.0".

Web 2.0 = An evolved web platform where applications are meant to be provided
users as services rather than tools needed to be installed on the desktop.

Web 1.0 is inclined to one-way communication and users are content consumers.

However,  in web 2.0,  users are both media consumers and creatros with multiple
ways of communications among users.

For instance, Facebook, twitter, Linkedin, Wordpress, Flickr, and YouTube are
representative web 2.0 services.

Features of Web 2.0: read & write web, an interactive web, service-oriented,
bilateral communications, and participatory/collaborative.

Several learning theories support the insights of Web 2.0 in Education. Social Learning Theory by Bandura, Constructivist's Theories by Piaget & Vygotsky, and diverse motivational theories.

Educational examples can be found in blogs for reflection and e-portfolio, SNS for professional
career developments, collaborative documenting and visuals, and self-representation.

This is the short summary of Web 2.0 in Education, showing insights of the reasons why web 2.0 is convenient, useful, and effective in learning environments.

In conclusion, Web 2.0 technologies are essential for everyday educators and learners like us.
And these tools are ready for being used by teachers and students out there in education.

We can be more self-regulated, better equipped to obtain information, more inclined to collaborate with others, and more oriented towards being critical creators.

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