An Augmented Social Interactive Learning Approach through Web2.0

With the rapid development of the Internet, Web2.0 as the next generation of networking services emphasizes social interaction and share of user-generated content in a collaborative environment. It has evolved and transferred the Internet into a platform by supporting rich digital media technology for the development of innovative business and educational applications. In conjunction with Web 3D technology, social networking has already begun to foster an intuitive and immersive system that allows effective visual communication and delivers real time natural interactive experience for enhancing user motivation and engagement compared with the traditional static and text-oriented Web. This paper presents an augmented social interactive learning approach to incorporating social networking services on Web2.0 into traditional distance learning and on-site teaching for blended learning. This paper also discusses the key issues including user interaction and communication forms and examines different educational activities involving user content generation, e-tutoring, and role-playing.