Porto's presentation at the Annual EDEN conference in Lisbon, 2008. Covers the adoption of web 2.0 tools and applications in higher-education, its consequences, and the challenges given institutional ownership and adoption of more rigid LMS environments.
25. Tradeoffs and challenges
scalability
How do we provide training and
support to faculty and students in
the use of such tools?
And there is the learning curve,
technophobia, etc…
27. Tradeoffs and challenges
ownership
How much ownership is at risk
under the institutional umbrella?
How do we differentiate support
from ownership?
28. Tradeoffs and challenges
innovation
Web 2.0 tools are all about beta
versions…
How can institutions keep up,
should they keep up?
If you build it will they come?
29. Tradeoffs and challenges
support
We want institutions to support…
How much, how far?
Awareness of limitations of the
underlying business models
32. Tradeoffs and challenges
quality control
How do institutions guarantee
quality?
How much control should they
have?
What kind of policies and
guidelines should be put in place?