The document summarizes research presented at the 9th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences 2013 about usage of Web 2.0 technologies in education. A survey was conducted of 60 people on their awareness and usage of tools like blogs, media sharing, and social networks. Most used and popular was social networking and media sharing sites. The majority of respondents believed Web 2.0 technologies are helpful in education by broadening perspectives, facilitating feedback, and improving collaboration. Satisfaction levels with using these technologies were mixed, with about a third satisfied and a third moderately satisfied. In conclusion, Web 2.0 can enhance learning when integrated appropriately in educational practices.

1. 9th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences 2013 (IC-HUSO2013)
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Ph.D.student, Learning Innovation and Technology Program,
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Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology,
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok Thailand

2. Introduction
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3. Purpose of Research
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4. Country Overview
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5. Country Overview
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6. Country Overview
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7. New Media
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8. Conducting The Survey
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9. Survey Results
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Are you aware with the mentioned Web 2.0 tools?
Students’ Blogs
Collaborative
Media Sharing
Social Network
Other
Which Web 2.0 tool you use mostly;
Students’ Blogs
Collaborative
Media Sharing
Social Network
Other
Which RSS reader is most popular concerning you;
Yahoo
Bloglines
NetNewsWire
Firefox Live Bookmarks
Reader not identified
Rss Reader
Opera RSS reader
Google reader
Web 2.0 technologies helpful in education;
Is Web 2.0 technology helpful in education
Not helpful
No comments
The nature of benefit of Web 2.0 technologies in education:
Broadened faculty perspective, and facilitated obtaining students feedback and following
students interest trends
Drew on collective knowledge to better serve
Improved teachers inter-departmental communication
Facilitated instant problem solving with the benefit
Improved knowledge sharing and collaboration
Satisfaction level with the usage of Web 2.0 technologies;
Satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Dissatisfied
No comments
Frequency
(n = 60)
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31
35
42
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22.3
25.2
30.2
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18
26
25
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22.5
32.5
31.3
7.5
26
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36
32.9
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29
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30
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10. Survey Results
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11. Conclusions
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12. Thank you
Thank you for your kind attention!!