Monday, 21 March 2011

Educational Blogging to be or not to be

Our ICT Blog has engaged my learning, enjoying the shared space of different perspectives, opinions, approaches and learning from the techno savvy. I intend to view many blogs post some comments

Pluses
Minuses
Interesting
·         Student e-courses.
·         Publish student works
·         Students respond quickly
·         Peer recognition
·         Encourages students to write
·         Improves spelling
·         Builds relationship with teacher/learners and learners
·         Listen to different opinions
·         View and edit previous posts
·         Parent Student communication
·          Global and real connection
·         Teach how to learn
·         Informal approach
·         Links learning and life experience
·         Engages learning
·         Honest feedback
·         Motivation to achieve
·         Even playing field
·         Specific content/genre
·         Interactive responses/comments
·         Critical analysis
·         Community space
·         Replaces webpage functionality
·         Easy for teachers to post information
·         Simpler software
·         Latest information posted last
·         User  friendly for other ICT’s
·         Healthy competition
·         Publish new links and events
·         Assignment Platform
·         Assessment observation
·         Disengages some students
·         Bullying
·         Personal  judgement
·         High censorship
·         Learners comment to please  teacher requirements
·         Lacks authenticity
·         Copyright issues
·         Disinteresting








·         Need to title clearly for full effectiveness of content
·         Free flow verses constraining
·         Suited audience
·         Crosses the divide of all cultures, looks, intellect
·         Diverse professions
·         Key Speakers, authors
·         New Exposure
·         Different cultures, professions
·         Personal reflections
·         Journaling approach
·         Diary based, relative with what’s happening now
·         Expect the unexpected
·         Usage/life length
·         Occupational health and safety standards


Downes, S (2004) Educational Blogging, Educausereview, retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume39/EducationalBlogging/157920
Google Blogger (2011) Blogger in the classroom, Retrieved from CQUniversity e-courses, EDED20491 – ICTs for Learning Design, Http://www.e-courses.cqu.edu.au

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