2008 - 2009 Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Program [website]
Evaluation and Implementation of Web 2.0 Technologies in Support of Research Projects at ECSU
Mentor: Mr. Jeff Woods

Abstract

The primary focus of this research project was to study the implementation of Web 2.0 technologies to support scientific research and provide educational resources. Web 2.0 technologies include socail networking, text and data mining, knowledge incorporation environments, tagging, visulization, and mashups. These technologies ae widely used in popular sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and iGoogle. Various research and government organizations such as NASA, Harvard's Science and Engineering department, and the Technology Student Assocaiation have also implemented these technologies.

The 2008 - 2009 Multimedia Team focused on specfic server software packages to execute Content Management Systems (CMS) for future inclusion in several ongoing projects under the Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER) umbrella. Four open source software packages were evaluated, installed, and documented as models for future installations. These software packages were Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, and MediaWiki.