ERIC Number: EJ862866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-4820
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Culture, Learning Styles, and Web 2.0
Olaniran, Bolanle A.
Interactive Learning Environments, v17 n4 p261-271 Dec 2009
This article explores Web 2.0 in interactive learning environments. Specifically, the article examines Web 2.0 as an interactive learning platform that holds potential, but is also limited by learning styles and cultural value preferences. The article explores the issue of control from both teacher and learner perspectives, and in particular the cultural challenges that impact learner control. From the control perspective, the issue of access to Web 2.0 technologies from both cost affordability and government censorship is also addressed. Finally, the article concludes with implications and recommendations for Web 2.0 learning environments. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Cognitive Style, Values, Cultural Influences, Costs, Politics of Education, Cultural Differences, Teacher Student Relationship, Comparative Education, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Influence of Technology, Technology Integration, Internet, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Censorship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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