An academic paper based on research that preceded this project will be published in a coming issue of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. The paper, written by project team members, has been accepted for publication and will be available soon.
Kathleen Gray has written a guest column for the monthly newsletter “Melbourne University Student/Staff E-news” (MUSSE). In this column, Kathleen cautions that while there are many arguments that support the use of Web 2.0 tools or social software in higher education, a “cool and clear” approach is needed to ensure that social web-based learning activities are implemented and assessed appropriately. Guidelines based on evidence and examples of good practice are needed to make this possible. Kathleen argues that while there are individual examples of “innovative and exemplary work” in which academics and students have used Web 2.0 tools in HE, we are yet to see “collective efforts in Australia or internationally to develop and share appropriate practices.” Our project aims to address this gap.
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