There has been a rapid increase in the use of Web based 'collaborationware' in recent years. Web 2.0 applications, particularly wikis, blogs and podcasts, have been increasingly adopted by many in academia because of their ease of use and rapidity of deployment. They offer the opportunity for powerful information sharing and ease of collaboration. Wikis are Web sites that can be edited by anyone who has access to them. The word 'blog' is a contraction of 'Web Log' – an online Web journal that can offer a resource rich multimedia environment. Podcasts are repositories of audio and video materials that can be "pushed" to subscribers, even without user intervention. These audio and video files can be downloaded to portable media players that can be taken anywhere, providing the potential for "anytime, anywhere" learning experiences (mobile learning).
You might find it interesting to browse entries in the JISC eLearning Blog.
What are your thoughts and experiences of Web based tools?
You might find it interesting to browse entries in the JISC eLearning Blog.
What are your thoughts and experiences of Web based tools?
