The Future of the Internet: Web 3.0 and 3-D Web
Matt Crosslin, M.Ed. Instructional Designer University of Texas at Arlington's Center for Distance Education
NUTN 2008 Conference June 10, 2008
Web 3.0?!? I'm still on Web 0.76!!!!
Internet (1960s-1990)
What two words would you use for the Internet?
• Connection (people) • Text (information)
World Wide Web (1994)
What was the big deal with WWW?
• Hypertext • Images
Web 1.0 (1994-2004)
What are the characteristics of Web 1.0?
• One way publishing • Read-only web • Two bad examples: o Flashing Buttons o Ugly Design
Web 2.0 (2004-?)
What makes Web 2.0 different?
• • • • • Read/write web Interaction Socialization Disorganization Example: FaceBook
Web 3.0 (?)
What do you think Web 3.0 will mean?
• Semantic web • Read/Write/Execute Web (cloud computing) • Three-dimensional web
Semantic Web
What does "semantic web" mean?
• Organization and tagging • Better searches • Artificial intelligence?
Semantic Web
Why are tags important?
NUTS!
Semantic Web
Semantic Web
What tags are out there?
• • • • XML SVG Social tags Not many in games or online virtual worlds (like Second Life)
Semantic Web
What do educational leaders need to do?
• • • • • Participate in social tagging websites Proof tags for accuracy Promote LMS applications that use XML Create educational XML schema Push for tags in virtual worlds
Cloud Computing
What does this make you think of?
• Processing happens over the Internet • Websites act more like a desktop
Cloud Computing
Who is using this?
• • • • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Google Apps Engine FaceBook (Joyent) IBM (Blue Cloud)
Cloud Computing
What do educational leaders need to do?
• Get classes using these services • Support and promote services
3-D Web
Is this already here or still coming?
• • • • Second Life has part of it Information/text integration is lacking Navigation and interaction are still lacking Everything is going 3-D soon in the future
3-D Web
Is this already here or still coming?
3-D Web
Is this already here or still coming?
3-D Web
Is this already here or still coming?
3-D Web
Is this already here or still coming?
3-D Web
What do educational leaders need to do?
• Embrace virtual worlds • Move in to virtual worlds • Support and utilize learning management systems that bring the gap between online learning and virtual social interaction
The Future of Education
What could the future of education look like?
Reading from Web 2.0-Based E-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Teaching "When the Future Finally Arrives - Web 2.0 Becomes Web 3.0" by Matt Crosslin
Thank You!
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