E-Learning practices and Web 2.0

Christian Safran (1) , Denis Helic (1) , Christian Gütl (1)

1 Institute for Information Systems and New Media

In September 2005, more than 2 years ago O'Reilly published the original definition of the idea of Web 2.0. In the wake of this hype the similar changes in E-Learning have been summarized in the term “E-Learning 2.0”. This paper aims to give a consolidated review on the development in these two years; which technologies and trends proved to be enduring and how the concept of Web 2.0 has influenced ELearning in this time. The basic concepts summarized in the term E-Learning 2.0 are presented as well as tangible examples of their implementation. Moreover answers on the question as to what extent these concepts already influence university level learning are presented.

Keywords: e-learning; web 2.0

Domains: Technology for Human Learning

Christian Safran, Denis Helic, Christian Gütl. E-Learning practices and Web 2.0. Conference ICL2007, September 26 -28, 2007, 2007, Villach, Austria. 8 p. ⟨hal-00197260⟩