Web 2.0 technologies and E-learning

UNIT 1 - Web 2.0 Technologies and E-learning Web 2.0 Technologies - Web 2.0 Technologies and tools: Meaning, characteristics and types - Social Networking and book marking: Educational Applications - Blog and Microblog: Reflective journaling and other education implications - Wiki Collaborative authoring and projects - Instant messaging and its educational applications - Educational applications of online forums/ discussion groups and chats - Social media sharing: Video, presentations, audio (podcast), graphics and text - Web 2.0 tools for creating, sharing, collaborating and networking E-learning - E-learning: Concepts, types, characteristics, advantages and limitations - E-learning tools and technologies: Learning Management systems (LMS) - E-content authoring tools: Open source and proprietary alternatives - Reusable learning objectives (RLO): Meaning, types and characteristics, RLO repositories