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Utilizing Web 2.0 for personalized learning :|ba case of South African higher education

Thesis (MTech. degree in Business Information Systems.)--Tshwane University of Technology, 2010. / The lack of ubiquitous social presence of instructors, tutors and knowledgeable experts was seen as a research problem, where the above are not always available for consultation should a learner face a learning challenge. With the existence of Web 2.0, there are opportunities to cushion those challenges faced by learners, by incorporating a personal learning environment. The activity and social presence theories were used as lenses, to understand learner interactions (whose outcome is personalized learning) provided by varied Web 2.0 tools. The research argument was, therefore, that Web 2.0 could help learners achieve personalized learning support, in varied learning contexts. The evidence shows that different applications available in a Web 2.0 environment creates a personalized learning environment for learners to interact, share knowledge and collaborate, with those who are not in the same location.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000374
Date January 2010
CreatorsHowe, Emmanuel Lungile.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
FormatPDF
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