The special issue, entitled "Assessing students' Web 2.0 activities in higher education" will bring together papers that identify opportunities, issues, challenges, and examples of good practice in the assessment of students' Web 2.0 activities in higher education settings. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Rich descriptions of case studies demonstrating how Web 2.0 technologies have been used in assessment activities in university teaching and learning settings.
- Pedagogical rationales for assessing creative, personal, or unique student work in Web 2.0 activities.
- Methods of assessment of students' collaborative writing or social web activities, including metrics, criteria, and rubrics.
- ICT management strategies for formative feedback, peer review processes, and student/staff workload in regard to Web 2.0 assessment activities.
- Policy and practice issues in protecting student (and staff) moral rights, copyright, personal identity, and safety in Web 2.0 activities.
- The student experience of assessment in a social web environment.
For more details about submitting a paper to this special issue, please see the invitation for expressions of interest on the AJET web site.
