In this latest podcast, Michael Hallissy speaks with Will Richardson, co-founder of ‘Powerful Learning Practices’ and author of ‘Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms’, to talk about the power of Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. Formerly a teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in New Jersey, Will is now recognised worldwide as an authority on the integration of social media tools into education and is a regular contributor to numerous educational journals. In this interview he explains how he first got involved using Web 2.0 with his students, his extensive experience with teachers on the ground through his blended learning community ‘Powerful Learning Practices’, the concept of passion-based learning and more…