Web 2.0 And Social Learning in a Digital Economy

The paper provides background theory related to learning and Web 2.0 technologies and describes an innovative application of them to increase people´s awareness of Web 2.0 technologies. It is to find answers for two questions: (1) is Web 2.0 technologies appropriate in supporting social learning? And (2) how Web 2.0 supports the process of social learning? Based on the four components of Boisot´s SLC, the paper explores characteristics of Web 2.0 technologies and the relationship between social learning and Web 2.0 technologies, which demonstrates that Web 2.0 technologies are able to support social learning. E-learning 2.0 is the application of Web 2.0 in learning, its tenets are creating and delivering personalized, social and lifelong learning through web platforms utilizing Web 2.0 principles and technologies. Therefore, it analyzes blog and wiki resources for e-learning 2.0, ChinesePod, and collaboration systems to demonstrate how Web 2.0 technologies are shaping social learning.