Reflections on McLoughlin and Lee article

Firstly it was an interesting read and there many points and issues raised which resonated with me.  The picture of how Web2.0 (two-way Web) has the potential to transform teaching and learning across a range of sectors is true.  How as much as there is a need to ensure that all in education are clear about the role of education, running parallel to that is the fundamental requirement that all learners are taught/trained in how to engage appropriately with all of this new social technology.  Without this skill, which is has to be stated the majority of students are more than capable of doing, they won't be able to access the growing communities where knowledge is being shared, learnt and built.  This is an important part of the role of ITT courses to ensure that all NQTs are fully equipped with a comprehensive Web2.0 toolkit.  Am I doing enough?  Does it need to be assessed in some way if these skills are to be so important in the near future?

(taken from http://project.handsonict.eu/2015/05/01/a-list-of-web-2-0-tools-for-the-handson-toolkit/)

Do we as a college encourage enough active collaboration and production of content rather than the students being merely consumers of it in a more passive role?  The 'wisedom of crowds' and use of collective intelligence is happening but only at pivotal parts of the course such as assignment deadlines time when students harshly instant message each other for clarification of assessment criteria.  

Like the article says there needs to be more careful planning of how these tools are used across the course and subjects.  Some subjects exploit these tools much more that others due to tutors own passions and drivers.  Opportunities need to be highlighted so that these tools can be fully integrated into the sessions with the aim of highlighting their potential and place in current classroom pedagogy.  I feel a summer holiday job coming on here :)