Can Web 2.0 tools help learners create and organize knowledge? Training developers - and their managers - are eager to introduce innovative technologies into their learning environments. It seems logical that adding a wiki or blog feature will encourage knowledge sharing; podcasts will make mobile learning easier; virtual environments are cool; and everyone is addicted to social networking. Gregg Orr and Debby Kalk, training developers who are also UT PhD students, worked on a year-long project to review hundreds of research reports on using Web 2.0 in learning environments. So Web 2.0 shows results, right? The results may surprise you!
In this presentation, we will review what educational research says about using wikis, blogs, podcasts, virtual environments (such as Second Life), social networks, and mobile learning. We'll have examples of how these technologies have been used, discuss the trends, and draw some conclusions about what seems to work, and what doesn't. We'll provide a checklist for you to use in determining whether to implement each technology in training.
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