Like last semester, I wondered if I should maintain this blog between semesters. Also like the last semester, I have decided to do so, but perhaps less frequently. I will probably tweet (microblog) more.

Yesterday I found two articles:

Web 2.0 Classrooms Versus Learning?

http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3698/web-20-classrooms-versus-learning

Why “versus” in the title? In the context of that Chronicle piece, professors saw Web 2.0 and mobile technologies as barriers to teaching. I see them as enablers of learning. See the difference?

Teachers Driving Web 2.0 Use in Schools Says National Research Survey
http://www.prweb.com/releases/Web20/schools/prweb2300494.htm
Could the same be true for teachers here in Singapore? I am vaguely aware that there are school districts in the US that clamp down on social networking sites and even have policies that dictate that teachers should reject “friend” requests from students!

As far as I know, we have next to no barriers like these. But I doubt that teachers here are driving educational Web 2.0 use. They should see what my classes get up to for inspiration!

UPDATED on 8 Apr 09:
Teachers Lead Adoption of Web 2.0, but Perceptions Stifle Social Networking
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/24227
See page 2 of the Web article for why “83 percent said that few or no teachers are using social networking technologies”.