Category Archives: Web 2.0

The social sciences and the web: From ‘Lurking’ to interdisciplinary ‘Big Data’ research

‘Big data’ is an area of growing research interest within sociology and numerous other disciplines. The rapid development of social media platforms and other web resources offer a vast and readily accessible repository of data associated with participants’ activities, attitudes … Continue reading

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Social technologies on the front line: Management 2.0 winners

Read Executives who won a contest McKinsey cosponsored with Gary Hamel’s Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) and the Harvard Business Review highlight myriad ways Web 2.0 is improving communication among employees at all levels. The Management 2.0 Challenge is the first … Continue reading

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Change at hand: Web 2.0 for Development

This special issue has been co-published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation EU-ACP (CTA).  There are dozens of emerging interactive web services and applications, sometimes referred to as … Continue reading

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The Leadership Implications of the evolving Web

Read How does the Web shape the role and understanding of leadership? Is a new leadership paradigm emerging?  What  mindsets, skills,  and knowledge are necessary for it?  What are key challenges and opportunities, pioneer examples and patterns in the business, … Continue reading

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The Horizon Report – 2011 Edition

Read This volume, the  2011 Horizon Report, examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry. It is the eighth in the annual series of reports focused on emerging technology in the higher … Continue reading

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Reworking the web, reworking the world – how web 2.0 is changing our society

Read The Web 2.0 phenomena in a sentence: lower communication costs have led to opportunities for more inclusive, collaborative, democratic online participation. As the costs of communicating online decreased, more people, in terms of million, decided that it was worth … Continue reading

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Rise of the networked enterprise: Web 2.0 finds its payday

Rise of the networked enterprise: Web 2.0 finds its payday A new class of company is emerging—one that uses collaborative Web 2.0 technologies intensively to connect the internal efforts of employees and to extend the organization’s reach to customers, partners, … Continue reading

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How to Get Your Students Thinking

How to Get Your Students Thinking What do you do when reading the book and completing the worksheet doesn’t work? It’s time to get creative! Discover some technology-infused lessons, activities, and projects that motivate students to think and express their … Continue reading

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Content creation

Read One of the most important digital literacies students require today is the ability to create appropriate content. Content creation is an important feature in many personal learning environment (PLE) models, and together with organising and sharing, makes up the … Continue reading

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Compendium of ICT in Education Networks

Read   This compendium of networks in the field of ICT in education aims at providing stakeholders with a reference, to encourage international and global exchanges and knowledge sharing between organisations sharing similar missions. It identifies the networks active in … Continue reading

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