Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World

Today's learners exist in a digital age. This implies access to, and use of, a range of Social Web tools and software that provide gateways to a multiplicity of interactive resources for information, entertainment and, not least, communication. This report looked at access to digital technologies and their use. One interesting aspect of the report was the key finding that 'information literacies, including searching, retrieving and critically evaluating information from a range of appropriate sources represent a significant and growing deficit area (Text adapted from Australian Policy Online). Read the full report here