Session 1 – What is Web 2.0?

Content of this session:

• What is Web 2.0?
• Key concepts and developments
• Changing users expectations from the internet
• Potential implications for education and libraries

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Suggested readings for this session:

• O’Reilly, T. (2005). What is Web 2.0: Design patterns and business models for the next generation of software. Retrieved June 26, 2006 from http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
• Churchill, D. (2007). Web 2.0 and possibilities for educational applications. Educational Technology, 47(2), 24-29.

Task for this session (outcomes to be completed and presented in your own blog before next sessions)

• Make sure that you have already set up your own blog at http://www.blogger.com
• Write your first reflection on Web 2.0, tell us about your experience in using Web 2.0 tool
• Develop few PowerPoint slides to introduce yourself. Display the slides in your blog from http://www.slideshare.net (this means that you have to create an account in slideshare)

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