I am at the CTC 2009 and finding it to be very informative.  Right now (Monday  – afternoon) I am attending a Web 2.0 session that is illustrating the use of Web 2.0 in teaching.  The types of instruction that involves and engages students.

Some of the sites shared are as follows:

http://www.appapopeal.com/web-2-0-application-world-mosaic/

http://www.go2web20.net – this site helps you find Web 2.0 tools

The tools needed and/or wanted are on the web and for the most part they are free.

The top 10 list of tools

• Twitter
• Jing
• youtube quickcapture
• polldaddy
• mogulus
• wordle
• prezi
• animoto

Web 2.0 is very fit for the faculty member that feels that an LMS or CMS has too many constraints.  With Web 2.0 types of applications .

I find it interesting that so many that speak are speaking from their perspective and what they perceive versus what is “real” -  An example of this would be that students’ having the aspirations to use technology is so many different ways and this is supposedly a GREAT thing.  However, when someone asked what impact this has on students’ learning the answer was, “that is outside of the scope of our interests.” — I don’t get that!!