Examination on implications of Web 2.0 Tools in the field of Special Education

The objective of this article is to analyze the published studies that bear the title Web 2.0 in the field of special education. For this, the electronic databases IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Taylor & Francies Online, Wiley and the search engine Google Scholar were scanned in order to locate articles titled Web 2.0. Nineteen articles were selected from the 1220 articles found in the field of special education, and they were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Data were collected using the "Article Publication Form" developed by the researchers. The data obtained in the study were interpreted based on percentage and frequency. The results obtained are believed to lead to further studies.

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Exploring Learners' and Teacher's Participation in Online Non-Formal Project-Based Language Learning

International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching ◽

10.4018/ijcallt.2018070104 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 73-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jessica Sampurna ◽

Agnes Kukulska-Hulme ◽

Ursula Stickler

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Web 2.0 ◽

Language Learning ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

English Learning ◽

Educational Context ◽

Online Data ◽

Web 2.0 Tools ◽

Google Docs

This article reports on the implementation of online project-based language learning in a non-formal educational context. Project-based learning may enable additional out-of-class language practice and digital technologies can support this activity, but little is known about whether learners will participate. Twenty-one tertiary learners from across Indonesia used multiple Web 2.0 tools to collaboratively create English learning materials for children as a project over the course of four weeks. Online data, learners' reflections, and interviews were analysed using content analysis. The study explores participation levels among learners and their teacher. Findings suggest that while learners' participation varied considerably, the teacher's participation was consistently the highest in all platforms except Google Docs. Learners had different attitudes towards their own and their peers' contribution, but generally valued the teacher's participation.

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Scholarly communication and possible changes in the context of social media

The Electronic Library ◽

10.1108/02640471111187999 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 762-776 ◽

Cited By ~ 68

Author(s):

Feng Gu ◽

Gunilla Widén‐Wulff

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Web 2.0 ◽

Doctoral Students ◽

Research Work ◽

Scholarly Communication ◽

Main Tool ◽

Communication Process ◽

Web 2.0 Tools ◽

Content Type

PurposeThe focus of this paper is to study the influence of social media on scholarly communication. The aim is to provide an overview of researchers' use of Web 2.0 techniques, and discuss a possible change of information behaviors in the context of scholarly communication.Design/methodology/approachA web survey was distributed to a targeted sample of university staff (professors, teachers, researchers, and doctoral students). SPSS was utilized as a main tool to synthesize and analyze data, and present the results.FindingsWeb 2.0 tools are well‐known to researchers. Most researchers are familiar with blogs, wikis, social networks, multimedia sharing, and online document. Social media provide a convenient environment for scholarly communication. Depending on different aims within the scholarly communication process, researchers choose appropriate modes of communication in their research work.Research limitations/implicationsA combination of content analysis with survey and/or interviews may highlight other aspects of Web 2.0, which is not possible using a single method of content analysis.Originality/valueThere are few studies on the changes of scholarly communication in the context of Web 2.0. This study provides new insights for exploring the effects of Web 2.0 tools on scholarly communication and the development of new information behavior to match the scholarly environment of social media. This understanding can aid the researchers to keep abreast of new characteristics of scholarly communication and help the librarians to develop the correlative services in the scholarly environment of social media.

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Assessing Institution’s Footprint in Web 2.0: A Comparative Analysis of University Library Websites in Bangladesh

Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology ◽

10.51983/ajist-2019.9.2.285 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 10-16

Author(s):

Shamima Yesmin

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Web 2.0 ◽

Private University ◽

Public University ◽

University Libraries ◽

Public And Private ◽

Web 2.0 Tools ◽

University Library ◽

Library Websites

The objective of this study was to compare the availability of web 2.0 tools on selected public and private university library websites in Bangladesh. Existing studies of web 2.0 seem to have ignored the possibility of comparing public university library websites with private university library websites. Conducting a study like this will provide an overview about the existing status of Web 2.0 tools. Content analysis was adopted as the method for the study. Twenty university library websites, comprised of ten top-ranked public and ten top-ranked private universities in Bangladesh, were studied for data collection. The findings demonstrate that the use of web 2.0 tools on the selected university library websites is still in its early stage, but it has been growing rapidly. More than 90% of the university libraries apply one or more web 2.0 tools to their websites. The private university library websites are ahead of public university libraries in terms of the integration of web 2.0 tools. Internal applications that are not publicly accessible contain information that may not be collected through content analysis since these links usually cannot be found on library web sites.This study is unique in terms of comparing public and private university library’s web contents. The findings from this comparative analysis will be useful for a university to track their own position and also those are planning to develop a website.

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