You Know More Than You Think...

Many students are discovering that they have already been using many of the tools of Web 2.0. Again, Web 2.0 is a jargon term used to encompass all of these interactive features of the web.

Characteristics of Web 2.0:

• Social
• Sharing
• Seamless
• Interactive
• Participatory
• Innovative reuses of existing content
• Free or near free
• Whenever, wherever

With the sweeping changes that have and are taking place place in the world of information access, some students seem to be feeling immediately overwhelmed by it all but be assured that his course makes an attempt to accomodate students at all different levels of research ability. Keep voicing questions and concerns.

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