This is a more general blog post which looks at a number of different web publishing technologies as an aid to learning.
For this evaluation I am using Konrad Glogowski (2007) Creating Learning Experiences Blog of Proximal Development.
Again there is a lot of useful information on this blog which needs to be looked at in more detail. However the main point being made here about the web2.0 technologies is the freedom they give for the user to make a contribution to the debate about a particular topic. It is the ease with which the ideas can be published and the way that the user is empowered and made to feel in control of their own publishing environment which is seen to be important.
He argues that students become much more interested in learning because they become immersed in the learning experience and are a lot less concerned about seeking grades. Hover his students are fairly young and there may be some doubt as to how well this would transfer into the Higher Education Sector.
