Abstract
This chapter explores how educators can harness the potential of a new wave of social software to respond to the challenges of tertiary education in the new millennium, by combining the interactivity and immediacy of face-to-face instruction with the openness, connectivity, and flexibility afforded by the new tools and technologies. It also argues for a new conceptualization of "hybrid" or "blended" learning in the Web 2.0 era, and presents a number of exemplars of Web 2.0-based hybrid learning that typify the emergence of a new pedagogy for the digital age. Finally, it concludes with a discussion of the issues, barriers, and dilemmas that exist in implementing an effective hybrid approach to learning within a formal education setting.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of research on hybrid learning models |
| Subtitle of host publication | advanced tools, technologies, and applications |
| Editors | Fu Lee Wang, Joseph Fong, Reggie Kwan |
| Place of Publication | Hershey, PA, USA |
| Publisher | Information Science Reference |
| Pages | 371-392 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Edition | 23 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781605663807 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |