Thursday, February 14, 2008
Brian's first class blog post
A class blog can encourage collaboration the same way that many other communication tools can, by encouraging communication between members of the class and, perhaps, people who are outside of the class who want to participate in various ways. I think that a blog is useful specifically because it records a shared conversation that can be reread and responded to as the class progresses. So the blog is like a conversation with a note-taker following close-by. And blogs also can encourage a more focused kind of engagement with the problems at hand: they are not just informal conversations (although they can be) and they are not just written like formal essays either (although they can be). So it is not simply that blogs allow collaboration, but they also allow a specific kind of collaboration that creates a shared learning environment.
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Brian,
Check out my post above. Do you blog often? Do you post comments often?
I agree with your comments on how a blog can simulate a running record of events and show a certain growth amongst its participants but is this something that you've actually seen or is this hypothetical?
Living in an ideal blog world,
-Tyler
Hi guys,
Here is proof that blogs can stimulate thought and participation.
Expanding on the idea of an ideal blog world; I envision a new world where quiet voices have the opportunity to be heard without fear and across oceans. A world were ideas can be expanded upon and shared without scheduling a meeting or writing to the editor.
This ideal blog world will promote more involvement and stimulate disscussion where involvement was not possible. All you need is a computer and a blogger account...imagine the possibilities.
JMV
Yes, blogs can encourage students to work more effectively and actively. Also, blgs have advantages in that students can share various ideas and information without restrictions in time and space.
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