Why should educators consider integrating Web 2.0 technologies like social networking sites into their learning systems? According to the Nielsen survey or user’s habits, social networking sites have now eclipsed email use in popularity. In the UK, one in every
“What’s in the workflow is what gets used,” the McKinsey Quarterly writers of “Six ways to make Web 2.0 work” tell us. In the past, technologies like LMSs often simply succeeded the tools employees used to perform tasks. So the
What’s the secret to successfully incorporating Web 2.0 into an organization or learning system? As in any learning system, guidance essential. The most imaginative, productive and efficient methods of Web 2.0 internalization come from the users themselves, but they require some
The integration of Web 2.0 technologies in a company learning system can be a time-consuming and difficult endeavor, riddled with obstacles. In last month’s McKnsey Quarterly, Michael Chui, Andy Miller, and Roger P. Roberts provided an article on “Six ways
While some argue that a merit pay system would cause teachers to compete with each other, others point out that this is a logical answer to an increasingly competitive global economy. If we’re going to make our learning systems competitive
One area of learning system reform that President Obama has emphasized is merit pay for teachers. Under a merit pay system, which would replace seniority-based salary scales, educators would be rewarded with extra pay if student achievement improves beyond certain
