Five key trends shaping e-learning 2.0
At the E-learning Guild Conference there was a lot of discussion about e-learning 2.0. Here are some key points about e-learning 2.0
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Stephen Downes - e-learning 2.0.
Wikipedia page on e-learning 2.0.
For Downes e-learning 2.0 has a clear focus on the community and social networking. He points to the impact of tools such as blogging, wikis and podcasts. These tools allow everyone to become publishers. Downes correctly recognised that “the model of e-learning as being a type of content, produced by publishers, organized and structured into courses, and consumed by students, is turned on its head.”