Friday, July 23, 2010
seamless integration
I've been contemplating Web 2.0 in an education context this week rather than exploring more tools (there's so many). The reason Facebook works for many of us is because they have made it so we can seamlessly integrate it into our lives. It doesn't require much work or thought. That's what educators need to do - firgure out ways to use the tools in a way that seems natural and obvious. In order to take root, the integration of Web 2.0 in the learning envrionment needs to be more than just introducing the flavor of the week. With the mass of collaborative, user-driven tools out there, I think there's potential for an educator to be drawn to the coolness of a new technology or tool without really considering how to fully and seamlessly integrate it into the overall instructional design.
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