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can we meet these challenges and take advantage of these opportunities? How can
we strike a balance between that which is structured and that which is open?
We have witnessed great changes in educational technology. For instance,
computer-assisted learning, intelligent tutoring system, computer-based learn-
ing environments, computer-supported collaborative learning, computer-supported
knowledge building, and computers as cognitive tools all refer to underlying
changes in educational philosophy. Because information technology typically
evolve faster than pedagogy they cannot guarantee the success of learning appli-
cations and web 2.0 is no exception. We hypothesize that web 2.0 technologies
have the potential to facilitate knowledge building, but these technologies need to
be guided by theories of learning that are task and context relevant. We hope this
chapter can serve as an enabling framework that educators, instructional designers,
and researchers can use, adapt, and apply to their work to meet these challenges.
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