05.10.2007, 09h30 - 10h00

Evolution of interactive constructivism theories applied to the new technologies underlying Web 2.0

Interactive constructivism represents the state of the art of e-learning services in the software market. Web 2.0 stresses the importance and centrality of users community, which becomes more important than availability of special services provided on the World Wide Web. For instance, Web 2.0 privileges contents customization, both in form and in organization, through active community processes. This concept is already exploited in some e-learning software on the market, at least partially. However, some of the underlying technologies of Web 2.0, AJAX for instance, may help e-learning systems in "filling the gap" between learning spaces and the community, through simple and more intuitive communication metaphors, which exploit the adaptation capabilities of existing Free/Open Source software.

 

Prof. Francesco Di Cerbo, assistant professor, Free University of Bolzano/Bozen

Francesco Di Cerbo is an assistant professor at the Free University of Bozen, Italy. His research interests include software engineering, e-learning, component-based software engineering, Web Services integration and measurement, and open source. He received a Laurea computer engineering from the University of Genoa and is a professional engineer.