Cognition Prints: Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning

In How People Learn, John Bransford et al. argue that expert teachers "know the conceptual barriers that are likely to hinder learning, so they watch for these tell-tale signs of students' misconceptions." I will discuss how Web 2.0 can foster effective learning by revealing more of these tell-tale signs, not only to the teacher, but to the learner as well.