An evolving Learning Management System for new educational environments using 2.0 tools

The tools used in learning processes are in a continuous state of flux. One of the most significant changes is the application of Information and Communications technologies (ICTs) to educational contexts. This provides new possible ways to carry out learning activities, new learning services, the possibility to use new kinds of contents and activities, etc. However, ICTs have not provided as many advantages as they were supposed to, so changes are necessary. In this context, a new set of tools, Web 2.0, offers a new way to understand the Web, in which the user is the centre. Further, users can cooperate in order to define contents. This concept is also applied in technology-mediated learning but there are important problems when one tries to integrate such tools and concepts with existing systems. This paper explores the integration of these tools in traditional learning environments, the various possibilities and their advantages and drawbacks. After that, an interoperability scenario is described and two experiences are presented to show how 2.0 tools can be integrated in learning activities, and its effect in educational process.     

Research results of two personal learning environments experiments in a higher education institution

This paper focuses on institutionally powered personal learning environments (iPLEs). The concept of the iPLE can be seen as a way universities can incorporate learner-centred approach into the architecture of their technology-enhanced learning environments. The aim of this paper is to pose that there are other ways to learn complementary to virtual learning environments, such as using distributed Web 2.0 tools from personal learning environments (PLEs). With that aim in mind, this paper presents an exploratory study with two different iPLE configurations, analyses how they modify the learning–teaching process, and reports their perceived usefulness from the students' point of view. These two case studies were carried out by a research group of educational technology from a Spanish university in graduate and postgraduate courses. As reported by other case studies, the results revealed that students use the environment basically in the academic context and this usage is conceived as another time and effort requiring task. This fact can be observed in the low level iPLEs customization. The overall conclusions we can extract are, on the one hand, that the new environment to integrate informal and formal learning should be flexible and adaptable to the student's needs and preferences and, on the other hand, that academic tools might someday become personal tools.     

Cascading the use of Web 2.0 technology in secondary schools in the United Kingdom: identifying the barriers beyond pre-service training

This paper reports on research that took place at two universities in the United Kingdom, over two years. The research focuses on the use of Web 2.0 technology, specifically blogs, with pre-service teachers, both during their university programme and the first year of teaching as full-time newly qualified teachers (NQTs). The purpose of this research was to add to a developing body of knowledge by identifying whether technology used by pre-service teachers during their training course can be cascaded into their practice once qualified. Key findings identify a number of enablers and barriers to cascading technology in the classroom; these include curriculum time, pupil skills and support. The research concludes that early professional support and development should continue during the early years of teaching and assumptions about new teachers as champions of cascading innovative use of Web 2.0 technologies into their practice as NQTs may be over-optimistic.     

Web2.0环境下传统新闻媒体应用UGC思辨

在Web2.0的环境下,UGC素材进入了新闻报道,同时新闻报道对UGC类型又进行选择。互联网为传统新闻媒体开辟了新"路线",并没有使新闻权威消解。然而,要想UGC繁盛下的新闻权威不被消解,关键一点新闻从业者必须坚持新闻专业主义原则。     

SNS use by the Korean government: a case of Me2Day

This study examines the debates and discussions surrounding the Korean government's Me2Day, the largest social networking and microblogging site in the country used by 26 government bureaus, including the Blue House. Me2Day users post messages composed of up to 150 characters and establish links with other users through multimedia-based information and knowledge obtained from their browsers, desktop computers, e-mail messages, and mobile phones. This study provides a better understanding of the characteristics and structures of cyberspace communication between the Korean government and citizens. The results indicate that although each bureau had different goals in terms of using Me2Day, users were more likely to use the service if their bureau actively posted messages or responded to user comments. Users tended to have critical attitudes toward the Korean government when they were allowed to freely post messages and share information.     

社会化搜索研究进展综述

首先,引入互联网群体协作的思想,对社会化搜索的概念进行初步界定;随后,在宏观与微观两个层面上,重点从动因（why）、用户（who）、目标（what）、形式（how）4个维度对社会化搜索的概念进行深入解析,并分别从行为、技术、应用、资源4个视角对当前社会化搜索的主要研究内容和主题进行归纳,试图从理论上明晰社会化搜索今后的研究思路与方向;最后阐述当前社会化搜索的研究不足和发展趋势。     

科技期刊应重视构建基于Web2.0的非正式科学交流平台

传统科技期刊通常为科学交流的正式过程服务。在数字时代,基于Web 2.0的非正式科学交流对科技创新和凝聚科研人员发挥着越来越重要的作用;因此,科技期刊应当积极构建基于Web 2.0的非正式科学交流平台,以此推动科技创新和增强对科研用户的黏性,提升其学术影响力和竞争力。国外一些先进出版单位在这方面给了我们有益的启示。     

美国顶级大学图书馆应用Web 2.0的现状调查与分析

通过网络调研Web 2.0在美国顶级大学图书馆网站的使用情况。结果显示：最受欢迎的Web 2.0技术是SNS,使用率达到100%;其次为Blog,RSS和IM,分别占90%以上;Vodcasts（占47%）,Podcasts（占46%）和Social bookmarking（占39%）也较受欢迎;Wiki的使用率较低,仅占1/3。认为Web 2.0在这些图书馆的使用情况和技术结构模式在一定程度上反映美国大学图书馆服务数字化、互动化、个性化的发展趋势,同时也映射出世界图书馆服务人性化、互动化的变化。研究结果可为专业图书馆信息研究管理者、Web 2.0部署人员以及图书馆用户等相关人士提供参考意见和建议。     

Web2.0环境下用户信息搜寻行为研究框架

Web2.0环境下,用户信息搜寻行为内涵进一步丰富,外延也得到了一定程度的扩展。在分析国外隐含"Web2.0思想"的信息搜寻模型基础上,构建了Web2.0环境下用户信息搜寻行为研究框架,对框架的各要素及过程进行了论证,以期为相关研究提供宏观指导。     

Web2.0环境特征对组织中知识共享绩效的影响研究

国内众多研究者对Web2.0环境下知识共享问题的研究投入了极大的热情,并取得了丰富的成果。但基于对国内外相关研究内容分析表明,国外文献中占相当大比重的Web2.0环境下组织中的知识共享问题在我国并不是主流,本文以中国的组织为调查研究对象,通过问卷的方式对中国的Web2.0环境下组织中的知识共享问题进行了讨论。