The articles on Web 2.0 by Bryan Alexander and Trent Batson have similar arguments in many ways. First of all, both are discussing different uses Web 2.0 has. Alexander notes the various social networking tools that utilize Web 2.0 as well as openness and microcontent, and Batson discusses the possibilities of using Web 2.0 for higher education. Secondly, both arguments are for Web 2.0. Alexander tries to describe the many different components of Web 2.0 and Batson describes the uses it has in education in a positive way. Both these viewpoints show that both authors are proponents of the concept of Web 2.0.
While the arguments between these two articles are similar, they are also different in many different ways. In the article by Alexander, he tries to argue the point that Web 2.0 is a real thing. The reason he tries to do this is because many skeptics of the term say there is no Web 2.0, and that it's the same technology that the web has always had. Alexander then goes on to describe the many different components of Web 2.0 and why they are to be consolidated into this new concept. In the article by Batson, however, he argues the many positive uses for Web 2.0 in education. He argues these points on the assumption that Web 2.0 exists for sure, and that it was a historical turning point in the technological world. While Alexander argues whether or not Web 2.0 exists, Batson states that it exists and that it is and will continue to be revolutionizing the way we conduct higher education.
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I like how you show the authors' differing opinions on whether or not Web 2.0 truly exists rather than it being a different form of current technology. It is also important how you emphasize that while both authors are indeed proponents of Web 2.0, they have different aims for the new innovation as Batson focuses especially on the field of education, believing that it is indeed a technological turning point in the field.
ReplyDeleteFrom reading your paragraph on the differences between the articles, it is now clear that Alexander and Batson differ on their acceptance that Web 2.0 exists. Batson at the end of his article definitively states that Web 2.0 exists and how it has brought a revolution with it. While, on the other hand, Alexander is caught debating about Web 2.0 throughout his article.
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