In the interest of supporting a Web 2.0-based learning experience, this class has a lot of open edges for all of you to fill it. Tolerance for creativity and differences in assignments. Freedom to blog about the topics that interest you. Freedom to explore tools and activities that will be meaningful to you. And so on. Do you feel differently about who's in charge (or should be in charge) on the discussion board versus the blogs or other technologies we might use? If so, why? And what does that mean for integrating Web 2.0 (the tools AND the philosophy) into formal learning settings?
I believe the instructor has a definitive role, albeit one that is morphing over time to a facilitator of knowledge. For me it's a pedagogical dance in which an appropriate balance is struck between the instructor and the students who follow that lead and provide input to improve the dance. It's obviously important to have someone who sets the agenda, develops the prompts, and guides the discussion. Integrating Web 2.0 shouldn't present a problem to this structure. IMO it's a tool and a philosophy of collaboration and discovery that will help shape the educational landscape.
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