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Participatory Technologies, Pedagogy 2.0 And Information Literacy, Meredith G. Farkas
Participatory Technologies, Pedagogy 2.0 And Information Literacy, Meredith G. Farkas
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Purpose: This paper seeks to explore the impact participatory technologies have had on education and the information environment in which students operate. It seeks to define a pedagogical approach that will capitalize on the benefits of participatory technologies in the classroom and applies this "pedagogy 2.0" to information literacy instruction.
Design/methodology/approach: A thorough literature review was conducted on the use of participatory technologies in education as well as theories related to collaborative learning. This review formed the basis of the proposed pedagogy 2.0 model.
Findings: Web 2.0 and the growth in use of participatory technologies has had a tremendous impact …