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Fairy Tales exist for centuries and have intrigued educators who have been utilizing their "magical power of affection", especially when teaching young children. In the current paper, story creation is examined with the perspective of the children as authors. A web 2.0 service, Tikatok, which provides several facilities for creating stories in a book-like format, is utilized in order to...
Since the introduction of computers into education in the 1960s their potential for education has been recognized by researchers, policymakers and practitioners. However, the rapid and seemingly constant evolution of digital technology means that teachers face the problems of keeping pace with the technological changes within society, identifying which technologies are most suitable for use within...
The application of Web 2.0 technologies has a great impact on the development of teaching, learning and research in higher education. Netvibes is such technology that helps develop a learning ecosystem in higher education. Based on theories of constructivism and connectivism, the paper mainly discusses how to develop learning ecosystems enabled by Netvibes to serve teaching, learning and research...
This paper reports the results of a pilot study conducted on a Cuban Higher Education setting. A classroom of twenty students of the Sciences of Information career at Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas (UCLV1) was inquired during the use of a wiki tool supporting a research workshop in the course of Databases Theory (DBT). The purpose of this study is to test the following hypotheses:...
This paper proposes a collaborative approach to enhancing the student learning experience based on Web 2.0 principles. Specifically, wiki Web sites are used by students for collaboration and for publication of course assignments, which are then shared with the class. Web 2.0 principles include: the Web as platform, harnessing collective intelligence, data are the next Intel Inside, and rich user experiences...
This paper present the results of the research on different kinds of pedagogical models worldwide was made supported by the Information and Communication Technologies and their impact, attempting to design a Virtual Learning Model for Higher Education on Web 2.0 Technologies in Colombia. In order to achieve this target, a theoretical, applied, qualitative and quantitative investigation was conducted...
This paper discusses the adoption of bottom- up social software tools in formal learning environments. This is believed to enhance the learning experience of today's young generation characterized by being technology savvy and keen on social networking. As a first step towards this objective, the 3A interaction model that aims at aiding the design of personal and collaborative learning platforms is...
Open educational resources (OER) are a direct reaction to knowledge privatization; they foment their exchange to the entire world with the aim of increase the human intellectual capacity.In this document, we describe the commitment of Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador, in the promotion of open educational practices and resources and their impact in society and knowledge economy...
Information, processed from Knowledge, occupies center stage in this era and literacy in English is vital to deal with this information towards challenges of this digital age. A sound knowledge of English proves essential for success or prosperity not only to the dasiatechno-richpsila but also to nations struggling to meet demands of globalised economies requiring accessing and filtering such information...
Collaborative Knowledge Building (CKB) is a process involved in groups of participant to collect knowledge, communicate knowledge, share knowledge, and create knowledge together. While Web2.0 is characterized by being user-centered, two-ways communication and creating knowledge together in social network formation, thus Web2.0 concepts seems to be an ideal fit with CKB. However, how to integrate the...
With the application of Web 2.0 technologies, the e-learning world has great changes. In higher education, knowledge management presents new features under Web 2.0. Based on the theoretical background of Web 2.0 and knowledge management, this paper analyzes the framework for knowledge work and constructs the knowledge management model under Web 2.0 in higher education. We carry out the learning practice...
Apparently computer technology is shifting its focus, with individual users not being the main target any more. The evolution of Web 2.0 technologies is promoting the development of services, suitable for the collaborative construction of electronic content. The Web seems to be gradually transforming into a multi-user platform, through which learning approaches, aligned with computer supported collaborative...
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