Academic Computing Services

Jennimi, a librarian who knows what she’s talking about, has an interesting take on how the web (or web 2.0 as some people call this kind of web site), can help people learn, even though:

Some colleges are taking the reactionary step of banning use of Wikipedia in place of teaching students how to evaluate sources.

But interactive web sites (such as ones made with the software this web site is using) can be useful, as Jennimi puts it: Read the rest of this entry »

Why does D’Youville have blog software?

Today’s students are learning more technology than yesterday’s students, and most people, whatever their field may be, will be using higher technology in their jobs than their predecessors ever did. Today’s web sites even function at a higher level than yesterday’s web sites, so the term Web 2.0 was coined.

What is Web 2.0? Read the rest of this entry »