A literature review of the use of Web 2.0 tools in Higher Education

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A synthesis of the research literature in the field of Web 2.0 in higher education, and a series of illustrative examples of how these tools are being used in learning and teaching. It draws out the benefits that these new technologies appear to offer, and highlights some of the challenges and issues surrounding their use.

Authors - Prof. Gráinne Conole and Dr Panagiota Alevizou

Publisher - The [UK] Higher Education Academy

Publication Date - September 2010

Link - http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/hea/evidencenet/resource.page?record=rwwZFu7x6_0

Also see http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/2294 for a discussion of this paper.