Web True Interactivity at Last? Eric Baber Royal Holloway, University of LondonAny questions/comments? Second generation of the World Wide Web Term first popularised in 2004 by O'Reilly Media and MediaLive International when used as conference title Web 1.0: a medium. Web 2.0: a platform.Any questions/comments? Web 2.0 Means of connecting people, allowing them to discover others with similar interests Community-building tools such as, Frappr, Facebook, YahoogroupsFrappr FacebookYahoogroups Leads to communities such as Webheads, ExtremeTechnoELTWebheads ExtremeTechnoELTAny questions/comments? Social phenomenon Content creation no longer domain of individuals or organisations (e.g. lecturers, publishers) Collaborative content-creation and sharing is key: Wikipedia, Writely, Flickr, del.icio.usWikipediaWritelyFlickrdel.icio.usAny questions/comments? Content revolution Any questions/comments? Back One of many blog hosts Allows individual students and teachers to set up their own blogs (weblogs) Can be used for disseminating information/ ideas, practising writing, reflective learning Readers can comment on blog entries and other comments E.g: Anne Fox, Y.H.Chen, Leylops blogAnne FoxY.H.ChenLeylops blogAny questions/comments? Back One of many RSS readers (aggregators) Allows a user to subscribe (free) to a blog or other RSS-enabled website Informs you of updates to the blogs/ websites to which youre subscribed Means you can save a LOT of time by not visiting sites with no new content E.g: Bloglines, SharpReader, FeedDemonBloglinesSharpReaderFeedDemonAny questions/comments? Back Wikis are webpages which can be edited by anyone, i.e. completely collaborative Excellent for project work, joint document creation/editing Good for creating resource banks E.g. Lesson Plans, Teaching Activities, Reference Wiki for Blogs in EFLLesson PlansTeaching Activities Reference Wiki for Blogs in EFLAny questions/comments? Back Podcasts are audio files that can be downloaded via RSS Podcasts can be saved on computer, MP3 player, burned onto CD for later listening Good for listening practice, especially when accompanied by exercises E.g. Aiden Yehs Speech Class, PadPodAiden Yehs Speech ClassPadPodAny questions/comments? Back Ajax: Technology which allows one/more users to easily create/manipulate a webpage No software needed by user other than normal browser Very user-friendly and quick E.g. Google Page Creator, Windows LiveGoogle Page CreatorWindows LiveAny questions/comments? In terms of technology, certainly one step closer - abundance of tools for sharing & collaborating In terms of actual use, still limited by fascination with and ignorance of technology Potential misuse/underuse of tools (e.g. blogs, podcasts) Danger that new tools limit our flexibility because we lose sight of Any questions/comments? True interactivity at last? Any questions/comments? Thank you for joining!