University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, KY, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 Nov 12;73(7):120. doi: 10.5688/aj7307120.
New types of social Internet applications (often referred to as Web 2.0) are becoming increasingly popular within higher education environments. Although developed primarily for entertainment and social communication within the general population, applications such as blogs, social video sites, and virtual worlds are being adopted by higher education institutions. These newer applications differ from standard Web sites in that they involve the users in creating and distributing information, hence effectively changing how the Web is used for knowledge generation and dispersion. Although Web 2.0 applications offer exciting new ways to teach, they should not be the core of instructional planning, but rather selected only after learning objectives and instructional strategies have been identified. This paper provides an overview of prominent Web 2.0 applications, explains how they are being used within education environments, and elaborates on some of the potential opportunities and challenges that these applications present.
新型的社交互联网应用程序（通常称为 Web 2.0）在高等教育环境中越来越受欢迎。虽然这些应用程序主要是为了在普通大众中进行娱乐和社交交流而开发的，但博客、社交视频网站和虚拟世界等应用程序正被高等教育机构所采用。这些较新的应用程序与标准网站不同，因为它们涉及用户创建和分发信息，从而有效地改变了 Web 用于知识生成和传播的方式。虽然 Web 2.0 应用程序提供了令人兴奋的新教学方式，但它们不应该成为教学设计的核心，而应该在确定学习目标和教学策略之后再进行选择。本文概述了一些突出的 Web 2.0 应用程序，解释了它们在教育环境中的使用方式，并详细阐述了这些应用程序带来的一些潜在机会和挑战。
