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Unleashing the Power of Web 2.0

"Web 2.0 assumes a way of being that is social, that doesn't discriminate between formal and informal learning, and that has the future built into the model," Yancey observes. "Historically, most schools haven't shared these values, at least institutionally, though of course individual faculty and staff have.

What the engineering students in Berger's classes are doing goes well beyond that – so far beyond, in fact, that the National Science Foundation awarded Berger, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, a three-year, $500,000 grant to assess the effectiveness of what he's calling "Higher Ed 2.0."

video of the class lectures (though the camera is turned off for the last 20 minutes, lest slackers be tempted to skip class altogether).

"solution videos," in which he demonstrates how to solve the fiendishly difficult mathematical and geometric problems

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Nothing is foolproof, but I have yet to find anything as motivating and influential on students' self-expression as helping them tell stories about an important place.

Before I could expect them to write a story that had a clear beginning, middle, and end, students needed preparation.

visually representing their place by drawing, painting, creating a collage, or using KidPix on the computer to uncover more details about each place

According to the survey, students cited communication as their No. 1 use of technology. "They are very interested in not only communicating among themselves, but also with students all around the world," said Julie Evans, chief executive officer of Project Tomorrow (formerly NetDay), the survey's sponsor.

younger grades tell us there is not much access

Engineering Education in the Age of Web 2.0—Explorations Through iMechanica.org Teng Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering Web 2.0 refers to a collection of second generation Web services, such as blogs, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, and Really Simple Syndicates (RSS) feeds. While the first generation Web (Web 1.0) is about linking information available online, Web 2.0 emphasizes online collaboration and sharing among people. These new Web services bring up new opportunities to innovate how we conduct research and education. We report the preliminary explorations of engineering education exploiting Web 2.0 services, through iMechanica (http://imechnica.org).

The luminarias, consisting of plastic bags and candles, are set up each night by a team of about 20 volunteers

"Luminarias are very traditional to the Southwest, and the candle glow actually enhances and lights up the plants. You see the plants in a completely different way."

The Parque del Buen Retiro is the most popular park in Madrid. It can get crowded during weekends when many Madrilenian families go for a stroll in the park and street musicians, sidewalk painters, fortune tellers, jugglers and street performers animate the crowd.

The Retiro Park was created as a royal park; it belonged to the Real Sitio del Buen Retiro palace. In 1632, the palace was built by King Philips IV as a retreat for the Royal family.

Of the original palace, only two buildings survived, the rest was destroyed during the Napoleonic wars.