Engaging the YouTube Google-Eyed Generation: Strategies for Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning Export

@article{citeulike:4466137, abstract = {YouTube, Podcasting, Blogs, Wikis and RSS are buzz words currently associated with the term Web 2.0 and represent a shifting pedagogical paradigm for the use of a new set of tools within education. The implication here is a possible shift from the basic archetypical vehicles used for (e)learning today (lecture notes, printed material, PowerPoint, websites, animation) towards a ubiquitous user-centric, user-content generated and user-guided experience. It is not sufficient to use online learning and teaching technologies simply for the delivery of content to students. A new "Learning Ecology" is present where these Web 2.0 technologies can be explored for collaborative and (co)creative purposes as well as for the critical assessment, evaluation and personalization of information. Web 2.0 technologies provide educators with many possibilities for engaging students in desirable practices such as collaborative content creation, peer assessment and motivation of students through innovative use of media. These can be used in the development of authentic learning tasks and enhance the learning experience. However in order for a new learning tool, be it print, multimedia, blog, podcast or video, to be adopted, educators must be able to conceptualize the possibilities for use within a concrete framework. This paper outlines some possible strategies for educators to incorporate the use of some of these Web 2.0 technologies into the student learning experience.}, author = {Duffy, Peter}, citeulike-article-id = {4466137}, journal = {Electronic Journal of e-Learning}, keywords = {blogging, blogs, education, learning, podcasting, podcasts, rss, teaching, web20, wikis, youtube}, number = {2}, pages = {119--129}, posted-at = {2009-05-05 21:36:35}, priority = {2}, title = {Engaging the YouTube Google-Eyed Generation: Strategies for Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning}, volume = {6}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4466137 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4466137 N2 - YouTube, Podcasting, Blogs, Wikis and RSS are buzz words currently associated with the term Web 2.0 and represent a shifting pedagogical paradigm for the use of a new set of tools within education. The implication here is a possible shift from the basic archetypical vehicles used for (e)learning today (lecture notes, printed material, PowerPoint, websites, animation) towards a ubiquitous user-centric, user-content generated and user-guided experience. It is not sufficient to use online learning and teaching technologies simply for the delivery of content to students. A new "Learning Ecology" is present where these Web 2.0 technologies can be explored for collaborative and (co)creative purposes as well as for the critical assessment, evaluation and personalization of information. Web 2.0 technologies provide educators with many possibilities for engaging students in desirable practices such as collaborative content creation, peer assessment and motivation of students through innovative use of media. These can be used in the development of authentic learning tasks and enhance the learning experience. However in order for a new learning tool, be it print, multimedia, blog, podcast or video, to be adopted, educators must be able to conceptualize the possibilities for use within a concrete framework. This paper outlines some possible strategies for educators to incorporate the use of some of these Web 2.0 technologies into the student learning experience. IS - 2 JF - Electronic Journal of e-Learning EP - 129 TI - Engaging the YouTube Google-Eyed Generation: Strategies for Using Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning VL - 6 SP - 119 KW - blogging KW - blogs KW - education KW - learning KW - podcasting KW - podcasts KW - rss KW - teaching KW - web20 KW - wikis KW - youtube AU - Duffy, Peter PY - 2008/// ER -