DO THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGY?
DO THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGY?
Author(s): Teodora Daniela CHICIOREANUSubject(s): Education
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: education; technologies; web 2.0; student-cantered learning
Summary/Abstract: In education, Web 2.0 can serve as a means of revigorating teaching strategy by introducing a new kind of teacher-student interaction. Teachers have started to explore the potential of the blogs, wikis, media sharing services and other social software forms. Taking into account the fact that many pupils and students are enthusiastic about the Internet, the development of educational blogs/wikis could play an important part in the future. Educational blogs/wikis are a modern method to spread information and tighten student-teacher information communication. The existing applications WEB 2.0 facilitate learning and knowledge sharing, develop creativity, prepare the young for the future and bring together people from various places, with the most diverse experiences. They offer students, parents and teachers opportunities that are not to be missed, but used to the maximum of their potential.
Journal: Conference proceedings of »eLearning and Software for Education« (eLSE)
- Issue Year: 5/2009
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 225-232
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English