Mangione, G.R., Cigognini, M.E. & Pettenati, M.C. (2007). Favouring a Critical, Creative and Ethical Use of the Network Resources Through Web 2.0 Applications. Towards a Social Science of web 2.0 Full paper for Conference, 5-6 September 2007, University of York, UK.

NSLC 2007

Short Abstract. In the contemporary networked world we already make an intense and pervasive use of the network applications in the management of our personal knowledge. Nonetheless, while using available telematic systems, we are gaining the awareness about the importance of acquiring more critical, creative and ethical abilities in the processes related to the management of our knowledge. Web 2.0 tools and methods can favour the acquisition of such abilities. To this end the first aim of this work is to analyse the meaning of critical, creative and ethical use of the network and its resources. The second aim is to identify classes of tools and specific applications which can support the acquisition of such abilities and the third aim is provide suggestions on the practical application of such tools in the daily practice of “knowing knowledge” [Siemens, 2006].