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Why is Web 2.0 Important to Higher Education?

According to one IT leader and former professor, Web 2.0 is not just hype or a series of fads. It's a turning point for higher education, an opportunity to rediscover the ways we learn, cooperatively and gregariously. This article presents a great description of how education has been changing. The comments from readers are also a good read....

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Academic Support Services / Faculty Development / Selecting and Using Tools / Communication Tools

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:: April 21, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 21, 2009
Author:: Trent Batson, MIT
Submitter:: Cathy Swift

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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Language:: English
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