Web 3.0 and Web 2.0 Technologies in Higher Educational Institute: Methodological Concept towards a Framework Development for Adoption

Abstract

In the past decades, the method of teaching and learning have centered mostly on the traditional approach (Web 1.0) that promoted teacher directed pedagogical practices. Presently, there is an understanding that the traditional approach is not adequate to effectively address and improve all studentlearning demand or outcomes. The successive incorporation of Web and Web 3.0 tools and applications in universities may serve as additional tools to support educational goals, offering students the affordability and assortments to educational choices and learning platforms. Consequently, educators’ inability to fully incorporate these Web 3.0 and Web 2.0 technologies in their teaching and learning practices remains a struggle. This line of reasoning implies that educators still lack the required ICT skills to administer lectures and bridging learning gaps. This study probes Web 3.0 and Web 2.0 in education, using a methodological concept with the aim to develop a framework for the adoption of social software in HEI to help facilitate business processes and can build social presence among students. A mixed method will be appropriate to develop a comprehensive framework needed in Higher Educational Institute (HEI). After research have been conducted, the adoption of Web 3.0/Web 2.0 tools and application will be based on the developed comprehensive framework which is professed to impact positively on pedagogy and style of delivery, improves learning experience, engagement and ultimately, give rise to educational opportunities and easy access to educational contents