Web 2.0 Dr Afendi Hamat SKBP1023 25.3.2013

What? Termed first coined in 2005 by Tim O’Reilly. Different things to different people.

Before Web 2.0 The earlier web is usually one-way. There was a distinct difference between ‘the publishers’ and ‘the consumers’. Tools available for the users are limited in features and interactivity.

So what exactly is Web 2.0 Is it technology? Is it social and cultural? Is it both? If so how?

Key Ideas of Web 2.0 Users create the contents. The power of the crowd. Epic Data Architecture of Participation Network Effects Openness

User Contents Movement towards allowing users to create their own contents for publications. This trend is noticeable in media and music. Who has the authority ‘to say’ and ‘to know’? Motivation? Is it money or reputation? Advantages and disadvantages? Discuss in your tutorial.

Power of the Crowd There is wisdom in the crowd. More heads are better than one. Is it? This idea is supported or refined by concepts such as crowd-sourcing and folksonomy.

Data on Epic Scale Production of consumer contents mean data is no longer ‘small’. Companies like Google has core competencies in area of data management and networking. These data can be shared via APIs – application programming interfaces. Huge, sharable and ‘mash’-able data. What are the issues in collecting data etc?

Architecture of Participation Web 2.0 encourages community, collaboration and sharing. Example is Wikipedia. Equal emphasis on ‘architecture’ and ‘participation’. One supports the other and vice- versa.

Network Effects Network effects – the more people use a Web 2.0 tool, the more its value. Scale and topology considered by many to be key factor in the success of the internet. This architecture connects people to their contents, people to people and contents to contents.

Openness Related to epic data and participation. Data is open, but to get value you have to build intelligence to make sense of the data. Turns data into information into knowledge. Issues such as open source, open publishing.

The Technology A quiet revolution towards open source and independent methodologies and tools. These are some of the words normally associated with Web 2.0: AJAX, REST, lightweight programming, APIs. The browser is the main access point to services and tools.

Web 2.0 and Education Sharing is a powerful method to learn. Constructing something for others to learn is itself a very effective method to learn. Constructionism. The ability to synthesis is a goal in higher education, one that is normally missing in our universities. Web 2.0 provides the tools required for this to happen.

The Tools and Services Google is your best friend. Find and present one Web 2.0 tool that can be used for education. Different tool for each student. Post your tool/service name and brief description in iFolio discussion.