A review of current and developing international practice in the use of social networking (Web 2.0) in higher education
This report was commissioned by the Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience
to review the current and developing use of Web 2.0 technologies in higher education from an
international perspective. It looks at how Web 2.0 is being used in both learning and teaching and
learner support in five countries (Australia, The Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom and
United States of America) as well as the drivers and inhibitors to use and looks at some of the
ways in which we expect higher education practice to develop as a result.
This can be downloaded in
Word or
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When we reach the point where online anonymity has ended, instead of getting to be who we really are, the fact that we've become so aware of the fact that we're always being recorded, photographed, tracked, and traced, will have actually created a slightly altered personality instead
I was alerted to this blog after participating in the Higher Education Academy / JISC Pathfinder project in 2007-08. One of the final email postings referred to a posting here by Derek Morrison. It's a lot more interesting than the Pathfinder project blog!