They represent platforms used to create courses online; to register, monitor and evaluate activities and content management; as well as to exchange of information among geographically dispersed users through synchronous and asynchronous communication.
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The Impact of Web 2.0 in the Teaching and Learning Process
Carolina Costa (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Leonor Teixeira (University of Aveiro, Portugal & Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA), Portugal), and Helena Alvelos (University of Aveiro, Portugal & Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) Research Unit, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2014
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4373-4.ch017
Abstract
Web 2.0 represents the second generation of the Web applications, based on online services collaboration and sharing that promote different ways of interaction between people. These applications provide several collaboration and communication opportunities, like social interaction, feedback, conversation, and networking, thus being a perfect environment for the teaching and learning context. The main goal of this chapter is to present the most used Web 2.0 tools, their major advantages and disadvantages, and their specificity when used in the teaching and learning process. It is believed that their use can greatly improve the teaching and learning process and, consequently, the need to adjust the traditional practice to the new technological paradigm emerges.