So far in our course, we've been asked to comment on the potential to use technology for educational innovation. I guess what I am finding hard to understand is where the rubber meets the road and demonstrable effects that the web 2.0 technology is in fact creating a positive educational effect - as in where can we see that the web 2.0 tech is actually providing a better teaching/learning environment compared to the luddite equivalent?
Mobile Tech
Here's one eg. that I can think of, it's the iPodTouch. As an owner of an iPhone I have until now been stumped to think what possible educational value such as beautiful machine could offer. Here's one example which I like because it's (apparently) been produced by a 17 year old student with a strong argument for not only being an easy to use system BUT has strong green credentials because it does not have to produce so many paper based resources.