Open AccessThe adventures of Miranda in the brave new world: learning in a Web 2.0 millennium
Author(s) -
Cameron Barnes,
Belinda Tynan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
alt-j/alt-j. association for learning technology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-1629
pISSN - 0968-7769
DOI - 10.1080/09687760701673568
Subject(s) - adventure , futures contract , order (exchange) , character (mathematics) , sociology , world wide web , multimedia , computer science , media studies , artificial intelligence , mathematics , business , geometry , finance
This paper looks at the implications of Web 2.0 technologies for university teaching and learning. The latest generation of undergraduates already live in a Web 2.0 world. They have new service expectations and are increasingly dissatisfied with teacher‐centred pedagogies. To attract and retain these students, universities will need to rethink their operations. New social technologies mean that universities have the chance to create a new generation of student‐centred learning environments, to realize the idea of a University 2.0. The following discussion draws upon a fictional character in order to capture the possible futures of such a brave new world