Tony Lockhart - Instructional Design & Technology

I just completed module 4 on focusing on Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 and I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised about this learning experience. I think the evolutionary trends of the internet are quite fascinating especially since it has been an integral part of daily human activity for the past 20 years. The scope and range of development of the web is also quite fascinating because, as a social construct, the interactions people will have online will just continue to develop as time goes as. I do have some qualms about the changes that will provide a more convenient and immersive experience. I actually think this is a bad thing because I feel people are slowly starting to lose touch with reality. I think it's a bad idea to have so much convenience because struggle in life causes growth. As we rely more heavily on technology to complete certain tasks in our lives, we're going to adapt to become a species out of touch with the primal characteristics we have had during the past...

 To what extent will a semantic web have on education?  Only time will tell! But there's also considerable room to speculate given that we can project based on previous improvements with technology.  I just read an article where 3 visionaries in the technology industry shared predictions of what Web 3.0 will do to education. I have to say that the ideas presented below are pretty exiting. Here's a bulleted list of key points: The web will be semantic We can expect "smart" everything, so things like clothes will record/share data....think about the world being digitized There will be a flourish of data as technology is decentralized Classrooms will embody a stronger flipped methodology Students will have choice in their educational paths There will be more accessibility with learning Students will individualize learning resulting in more free time for teachers to support small groups Student build their own road maps to education Thinking about all of this is exciting...

 I just read a couple of really interesting articles that describe the evolution of the World Wide Web as seen through the lens of changing social constructs.  The basic idea is that the Web originated as a location for users to consume content, meaning that web sites held information and people would visit and consume content. In this first iteration, the ability to interact was extremely limited given that there was an established relationship between the creator of the content and the audience. As time progressed, and new technologies emerged, the Web transitioned into a new iteration called Web 2.0, kind of like version two. The big idea with this iteration is that the new version turned into an enhanced Web 1.0, allowing users to generate content and build communities virtually. Instead of a creator--audience relationship, users of the internet were now given the opportunity to generate their own content. Popular examples of these types of interactions include podcasting,...