Web 2.0 a personal learning journey

I am experiencing great frustration at the moment about thinking of really innovative and effective ways of using web 2.0 on projects. So far I don’t think what we are doing is really harnessing the potential of web 2.0. For example, using google groups is great but how is it any different to using a VLE or anything else we have already been doing.

One of the big problems is our cohort of potential learners. It is all very well for those of us who sit at a desk all day with unfeterred access to the web and our own computers but for the majority this is not the case. They either do not have access to computers at times when they need to have it or they have restricted access to the internet (e.g. in schools).

Increasingly web 2.0 tools are small apps that you download. Again, fine if you use your own computer with admin rights but what about out and about in public areas. Tools such as Stumble Upon put a toolbar on your browser. Others such as Trailfire let you tag websites but again it works best if you download the app.