The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Higher Education Academy have welcomed the recent publication of the HE in a Web 2.0 World report. The report looks at the projected future trends in the use of technology in higher education.
A committee of inquiry was set up after discussions between the Academy and JISC examined the online experiences of young people currently entering higher education, and how this impacts on their studies. Findings from the report show that students typically spend four hours a day online, a figure that looks set to rise as teenagers make increasing use of Web 2.0 technology in their daily lives. One of the challenges for the higher education sector is therefore to ensure that staff can keep pace with the advancing technology which many of their students rely on every day, using the technology to enhance the student learning experience.
This report provides an insight into the knowledge and experience students have of social web technologies. Through their collaborative work, the Academy and JISC will support college and university staff in their use of Web 2.0 technology, to help them become proficient users of a range of appropriate technologies.
