The article “Why is Web 2.0 important to Higher Education?” by Trenton Batson and “Web 2.0: A new wave of innovation for teaching and learning?” by Bryan Alexander hold similarities. I sense that both authors are trying to emphasize to look broader scale than just the technology. Using the social service systems, they are able to reach out more features than those ones that are already out there in the world. Another similarity I saw in both authors is that Web 2.0 plays important role in the society and it is excellent program that plays in social life. Authors point out that people can always learn further than what is there.
Although both authors have similarities, they approach their points in a different way. On the one hand, the author Alexander just tries to notify to readers that Web 2.0 is and how it is useful to each individual in the society with greater education. The other hand, author Batson starts out with analogy but eventually changes his tone with negative tone at the end. Batson especially emphasizes his article with the starting phrase “Let’s” in order to send his messages clearly.
I agree with your points, of how the authors are emphasizing the broader scale than just the technology. The authors are looking at the social implications and how it is affecting the people as a whole. Web 2.0 as an ideal is in deed playing a large role the peoples lives in our modern society. As the internet is advancing more and more, there is a great leap forward for mankind as people learn further than what is initially there.
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