Web 2.0: Innovating Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
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This document discusses using Web 2.0 tools to innovate teaching and learning in higher education. It aims to improve collaboration between educators and learners, conduct formative assessments, and promote blended learning. Popular tools mentioned include WordPress, Google Apps, Facebook, and their uses like sharing course content, submitting assignments, making appointments with educators, conducting quizzes, and making announcements. The demonstration shows the author's education blog that won awards and their participation in a competition around e-learning invention, innovation, and design.
Web 2.0: Innovating Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- 1. Web 2.0 Innovating Teaching and Learning in Higher Education LIM SHEN HUOY Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
- 2. Content • Abstract • Objectives • Featured & Potential Web 2.0 tools implementation • Demonstration
- 3. Abstract • Web 2.0 plays important role in every educator’s and learner’s teaching and learning processes, especially in higher education. • Web 2.0 tools such as Wordpress, Google Apps, and Facebook Page are new innovative tools that have been implemented in conducting courses, on top of the commonly used e-learning system such as Blackboard. • The use of Web 2.0 in higher education has effectively promoted blended learning environment. When used creatively, Web 2.0 tools can foster the teaching, learning, collaborating, and relationships building processes between educators and learners.
- 4. Objectives • Innovate teaching and learning process in higher education with Web 2.0 tools implementation • Improve collaboration and relationships between educators and learners with the ubiquity of Web 2.0 platforms • Efficiently and effectively conduct formative assessments by continuously assessing learners’ progress and to receive valuable feedback from learners to educators • Promote blended learning environment by incorporating Web 2.0 technology as integral part of the teaching and learning process
- 5. Featured Web 2.0 tools Implementation
- 6. • User-friendly online platform to share information from educator to learners • Learners to showcase their written work as part of course assignment • Wordpress Appointment system plugin allows students to conveniently access educator’s availablity and to make appointment for consultation without any hassle.
- 7. • Google Apps such as Google Form is a great tool for answers collection to a quick online quiz in class. • Google Form has also been used innovatively as Online Attendance System for lecture classes • Google Drive platform enables convenient setup for sharing files and collaborating on any document online.
- 8. • Facebook Page increases the educator’s online presense and allows learners to instantly consult educator in their most familiar ways as most learners are big part of the Facebook community today. • Making announcement on Facebook has proven to be more effective as it reaches more audience efficiently.
- 9. Potential Web 2.0 tools Implementation
- 10. Demonstration Best Education Blog 2013/2014 Awarded by TAR UC and GDS Medianet Connection Visit my EduBlog http://lsh.universityblogs.org
- 11. Pertandingan Invention, Innovation & Design on E-Learning (IIDEL) Thank you for your consideration! Q & A