Category: Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom

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How to Strengthen Teacher Education Experiences Using Web 2.0 Technologies as Instruments to Enhance Learning

This article provides insights into the use of Web 2.0 technologies from a personal perspective of an Australian education academic preparing the next generation of teachers at a higher education institution in Victoria Australia in digital and design technologies. In my presentation I will provide digital examples of the use of Web 2.0 technologies used

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Fostering Independent Learning through the Use of Edmodo and a Self-Access Learning Center

Web 2.0 technologies have become an ubiquitous component of our daily lives (McBride, 2009), and their immediate exploitation in the field of second/foreign language education came as no surprise. The present study aims at examining students’ comprehension of independent learning and their views about whether using online tools combined with the use of a self-access

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Tweeting the Disasters: A Sample from Geography Course

It has been a necessity to select and use popular information technologies depending on the content of the course in order to meet the learning needs. In this study, the following of up-to-date information about disasters was ensured in “Geography of Disasters” course during a semester by using Twitter, some information, precautions and news about