Web 2.0 as a Catalyst for Rethinking Teaching & Learning in Tertiary Education

A Case Study of KDU University- College (Malaysia)

Abstract

Web 2.0 signals a move away from the Internet as a passive collection of computers sharing information to the Web as an active network of people who collaboratively shape and create new realities. This paper outlines five trends impacting education as a result of the Web 2.0 phenomenon (connectivism, digital creation, collaboration, divergent assessment and open courseware) then shares the research performed on facultt and students of KDU University- College, the first college in Malaysia to implement an e-forum for the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education?s compulsory subjects.The research asks questions about the benefits and/or challenges which Web 2.0 have brought to teaching and learning, the extent to which the five characteristics have impacted the students, lecturers and management and other issues. It will highlight key findings and recommend broad action-steps forward, both in the national and global context.