Editing Web 2.0 (section)

==Education==
Web 2.0 could allow for more collaborative education. For example, blogs give students a public space to interact with one another and the content of the class.<ref name=Richardson>{{cite book|last=Richardson|first=Will|title=Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms|year=2010|publisher=Corwin Press|isbn=978-1-4129-7747-0|page=171}}</ref> Some studies suggest that Web 2.0 can increase the public's understanding of science, which could improve government policy decisions. A 2012 study by researchers at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] notes that

: "...the internet could be a crucial tool in increasing the general public's level of science literacy. This increase could then lead to better communication between researchers and the public, more substantive discussion, and more informed policy decision."<ref name=Ladwig>{{cite journal |author=Pete Ladwig |author2=Kajsa E. Dalrymple |author3=Dominique Brossard |author4=Dietram A. Scheufele |author5=Elizabeth A. Corley |title=Perceived familiarity or factual knowledge? Comparing operationalizations of scientific understanding |journal=Science and Public Policy |volume=39 |issue=6 |year=2012 |pages=761–774 |doi=10.1093/scipol/scs048|doi-access=free }}</ref>
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