Module 4 - Final Recovery work

From Internet 1.0 to 3.0


Internet is a very important platform for learning these days, and it is not only my opinion. Whoever had the curiosity to search through the infinite learning objects available on internet (courses, modules, presentations, movies, documents etc) discovered that he or she may need more than a life to read them all. But how it comes to this and why is so simple now to do quality education via internet?

Let's take a short glimpse on the evolution of the internet and its tools.

Web 1.0 means an unidirectional way of presenting information. Sites were displayed for users to browse and read, and feedback or users' opinion were recorded via e-mail. If you were unsatisfied with the information of a site, you could leave and search for another one. Web 2.0 moved the communication via internet to a new level, making it bi-directional. Now was easy to communicate via web forms, social sites and networks and express your desires and needs. Information become more available throuth wikis and everybody could post now and share their knowledge, opinion and thoughts. Communication was also greatly improved with the new technologies and softwares, adding immages, video and sounds to your message.

What could bring then Web 3.0, when it seems that we already have it all? Well, one thing I would say: In order to access your Facebook account or to communicate to your friends, both of you should be sitting in front of a "wired" computer. Web 3.0 and its applications "free" you and offer the same connectivity while being mobile: Smart phones, application for smart phones, all ready to serve the people always on the move and with a great apetite of "just in time" or "now".

How could these reflect on the e-learning and how can help it?

• Easy accessible applications and platforms
• Students now can influence the learning programs or process to adjust their needs or learning preferences
• Students can benefit joining learning communities
• Adjusting timming for studing and location to students' conveninence
• Greater access to materials, learning resources then before

If there is one thing I am sure of it, that is that my training and teaching activities will change and improve significantly to student's satisfaction. All I can hope now is that will be also for mine :)