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What is User-Friendly Technology

Advanced Web Applications and Progressing E-Learning 2.0 Technologies in Higher Education
Technology that is easy to understand and use, requiring little or no training to be operated by the user.
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Higher Education and Web 2.0: Barriers and Best Practices From the Standpoint of Practitioners
Pedro Isaias (The University of Queensland, Australia), Paula Miranda (Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal), and Sara Pífano (Information Society Research Lab, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7435-4.ch006
Abstract
The abundance of evidence of Web 2.0's value in educational settings has provided both educators and researchers with prized information about the application of a panoply of technologies. The experience that this evidence portrays can be used to meaningfully direct teachers in their own ventures of Web 2.0 implementation. In online learning environments, any collaboration between the students must occur with the support of technology, so it is fundamental that technology functions as an enabler, maximizing the opportunities that online settings offer, and that students can tap into those technologies to enhance their learning experience. This chapter focuses on the implementation of Web 2.0 within higher education from the viewpoint of e-learning experts. It reports on the findings of on online questionnaire that examined both the barriers and the best practices of implementation and that was applied internationally among researchers and teachers in the higher education sector.
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