Emerging Internet Technologies in Education

I really enjoy coming across these kinds of articles about real-world applications of Web 2.0 tools in an educational setting. Lisa Mansfield posts about how instructor Melanie McBride is making use of Social Bookmarking, Wiki’s, and other Web 2.0 tools in courses she teaches at Centennial College in Toronto. A great, straightforward example of how these tools can add value to the instructional process! The article can be found at the link below (I came across it because I am subscribed to suite101.com).

http://teachingtechnology.suite101.com/article.cfm/using_social_media_in_education

The educators at my place of employment tell me that Wikis are increasingly being used in instructional applications. I quick search at Google for “wikis in education” naturally yields millions (literally) of matches, and a look at some of the top searches quickly provides evidence to support this supposition. Below are a few links that bought up some good sources of insight into, and resources regarding, the use of Wikis in education. If this is a topic that interests you, these links can really help to get you up to speed!

Using Blogs and Wikis in Education

10 Best Practices for using wikis in education

A community for people who are interested in using wikis in education

Wikis in Education page at PBwiki.com

Wikis in Education page at Wetpaint.com

Interview: The State Of Wikis In Education