The purpose of this set of learning resources is to help students:
explore the educational uses of Web 2.0 tools and services;
familiarise themselves with a range of useful applications for study-related purposes;
highlight good practice in the use of social software and the internet, in general.
"Southern Miss decided to investigate the feasibility of adding a tool to our current Learning Management System, Blackboard, that would increase opportunities for student-to-instructor and student-to-student interaction. After auditioning applications from several different companies, Southern Miss decided that Wimba Classroom was the best fit for the goals and objectives it had set out to achieve. "