Selection of web 2.0 technologies and teaching practices among lecturers in selected Malaysia higher education institutions

摘要

3000 web technologies have been reported available in the net and some have been widely used in higher education institutions (HEIs). Many lecturers have recognized the advantages of emerging technologies implementation in education. It is believed that these emerging technologies promotes learner-centeredness and at the same time are useful for learning and teaching purposes. However, technology alone cannot guarantee positive learning outcomes. Thus, the descriptive study had been conducted to identify type of web technologies used by lecturers to enhance courses and to identify the lecturers' teaching practices when using the selected web technologies. This would help new lecturers or those who unfamiliar with the web 2.0 to choose which tools are suitable for which teaching practice. Respondents of the survey consisted of 113 lecturers from HEIs. The study was conducted in selected HEIs in Malaysia specifically in the state of Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. It is identified that Blogs, Social Network sites and Video Sharing sites as the most popular web 2.0 applications used by these lecturers. The paper further explains teaching practices used by these lecturers when using the web technologies in the classes.