This is in interesting article on including web 2.0 in class design as a "necessary" way of the future. I surveyed my classes this week, asking them if they'd like it if we tweeted, or created a Facebook group for our class, whether they'd want to participate. There was a resounding "no, we only use that for fun" from my real time survey. One paragraph from the articles seems to support this,
"Forty-one percent of the students surveyed said they preferred instructors to make moderate use of information technology while 27% wanted extensive use and 26% said they preferred only limited use...."
"Forty-one percent of the students surveyed said they preferred instructors to make moderate use of information technology while 27% wanted extensive use and 26% said they preferred only limited use...."
Link: http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2007/04/20/web_20_takes_on_colleges.htm