1. Maria Fojk EDULearn09 Conference Barcelona, Spain 7 July 2009 Enancing learning experiences through Web 2.0 technologies FIT Ltd. Experiences from European projects

4. Background and Context Web 2.0 Education Change New experience Teacher Learner

7. News from other sites www.eteachnetwork.eu Discussion forums initiated and run by teachers ICT tutorials Groups for disciplines and themes

11. Almost 500 members joined English, Bulgarian and Italian My Past My Present websites My Past My Present  learning tool & hosting site for life experiences Social Networking for Senior Citizens

13. User motivation – members must see benefit of active involvement in the community/network, it must address their needs e.g. for professional development (teachers), for social interaction (migrants and senior citizens) User friendliness – easy navigation and clear structure and layout Moderation – ideally from the peer group e.g. teacher expert in ICT, senior learner or trainer Sustainability – members and their active involvement but there is a role for education providers as well WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES CAN BENEFIT MANY BUT DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES MUST BE APPLIED Challenges around building online communities in education

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