3.2.+Perspectives+on+introducing+and+supporting+Web+2.0+assessment

=**Student and staff perspectives on introducing and supporting student assignments that use the social web:**=


 * Providing clear structure and guidance for students**

Although lecturers felt Web 2.0 assignments were useful for encouraging freedom of expression and student autonomy, it was also apparent that students wanted clear guidelines and structured activities in these assignments:




 * Facilitating informal and developmental feedback and support**

Web 2.0 tools can be used to encourage students to review each other's work and provide informal peer support. In addition, Web 2.0 affordances can be utilised to enable teaching staff to provide formative feedback and more informal support for students.




 * Supporting and educating students about using Web 2.0 for academic purposes**

Students needed to be educated about the consequences of creating a "digital footprint" by publishing work using Web 2.0 tools. Students and lecturers were both concerned about learning how to use the tools appropriately in an academic context - the concern was not with developing the technical skills in using the technologies, but in developing the necessary conceptual skills. In some cases lecturers modelled the activity and provided exemplars.





Page source: Gray, K., Waycott, J., Thompson, C., Clerehan, R., Sheard, J., Hamilton, M., & Richardson, J. (2011) //Using Social Web (Web 2.0) Activities for Student Assessment: Resources for University Learning and Teaching.// Retrieved from https://web2assessmentresources.wikispaces.com