Some of you may not remember or have even heard of Vanilla Ice, but the title of my post is taken from the first line of his hit song, and I think it sums up neatly how collaboration should work and how class blogs can facilitate this process.
Blogs do kind of make you stop--stop to read/listen/view what is important to you, especially if it is meant to be utilized for the class. Blogs, by their very nature, are also automatic forums for discussion, because of the opportunity to post comments to a published post.
Class blogs, therefore, can encourage collaboration by creating buzz topics that are relevant to the content of the course and/or interests of the students and having students post opinions, comments, experiences, etc. about the topic. Then, a dialogue is created with responses to the original posts and this allows students to benefit from each other's ideas, opinions, and experiences.
I'm finding that this kind of interaction is beneficial because I can share the limited experience that I have with others as well as learn from others who have more experience. In the field of education, first-hand knowledge of all aspects of the rigors of teaching is a valuable tool to those of us who have yet to set foot in a classroom.
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Haha I like your title! Is that the song- stop, look and listen baby that's my philosiphy! I like that song :) That was in the movie Shrek I think. But anyway, I like your ideas and how you worded them. You very accurately described how effective class blogs are to collaboration. I really like how you also described how they are applicable in the teaching field for collaboration on ideas and opinions. It definitely is helpful to have a place to talk about issues and receive advice. Way to go! :)
I like it starts from a song!
Brilliant idea keeps my attention in this post. :)
Yes, we are here learning from each other and blog is a great tool.
Liu
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