Key Information
About the content
In this course you will learn about a wide variety of Web 2.0 tools to use in your teaching and learning. Web 2.0 tools provide innovative ways to communicate, present content, and collaborate with others in creative ways. Web 2.0 tools are easy to learn, use, and implement, and many are free. This course will not only introduce you to popular Web 2.0 tools like Edmodo, Twitter, Voicethread, and Skype in K-16 instruction, but you will also learn how to effectively integrate these technologies into your classroom practices and create engaging student activities.
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Getting Started
Welcome to Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Tools! Before you begin the course, please take a few minutes to check the Getting Started section below to help you become familiar with the course. - Week 1 - Week 1: Communication
- Week 2 - Week 2: Collaboration
- Week 3 - Week 3: Creativity
- Week 4 - Week 4: Mini Action Research Project
- Week 5 - Week 5: Life Long Learning
Instructors
Bernard R Robin
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Sara G. McNeil
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Content Designer
Platform
Coursera is a digital company offering massive open online course founded by computer teachers Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller Stanford University, located in Mountain View, California.
Coursera works with top universities and organizations to make some of their courses available online, and offers courses in many subjects, including: physics, engineering, humanities, medicine, biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, digital marketing, data science, and other subjects.
