tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286118221895810478.post1632113465867464164..comments2023-07-03T07:45:17.689-07:00Comments on Raghda's Online Education and Training: Online discussion Versus The BlogRaghdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272471487298129425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286118221895810478.post-11011321355300333262007-10-16T00:26:00.000-07:002007-10-16T00:26:00.000-07:00I think that blogs can have a place as a teaching/...I think that blogs can have a place as a teaching/learning tool. They allow for publication by students to a wide audience that they may otherwise not be able to reach. However personally I would prefer students to publish collaboratively on a wiki so that each member of a team can contribute independently of each other. I like these online publishing tools because they can keep students & schools & parents up to date on student work and expectations of such.Chris Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916579876371634367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286118221895810478.post-90609205372431313192007-08-22T05:18:00.000-07:002007-08-22T05:18:00.000-07:00Thanks everyone for your comments so far. It is gr...Thanks everyone for your comments so far. <BR/><BR/>It is great to see your view points on discussion issues being raised, as by doing this it expands my horizons on online learning. Keep them coming and well done.Raghdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272471487298129425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286118221895810478.post-23695679066521814882007-08-21T00:10:00.000-07:002007-08-21T00:10:00.000-07:00Wow Raggy, very comphrensive. I too loved the quot...Wow Raggy, very comphrensive. I too loved the quotes. In alot of these cases as we become more and more digital refugees. We (I) will pick up the skills and as we/I go along work out how to use this medium within the classroom. Blogs do have a 'Myspace' feel about it rather than the lateral brainstorming of a discussion environment.<BR/><BR/>Blogs also tend to create a 'guru' mentality. Meaning I will appraoch/subscribe to a site if I like that person or thier ideas. That I believe places alot of emphasis on the individual rather than the content . Another area where the online discussion had less of a tendancy.<BR/><BR/>Taking all this into account I will be reading with interest the rest of you stuff.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>SamSamuel Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123854989008121136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286118221895810478.post-77965279356293141212007-08-15T00:32:00.000-07:002007-08-15T00:32:00.000-07:00Nice Raghda,I'm a bit busy now, I would love to br...Nice Raghda,<BR/>I'm a bit busy now, I would love to browse through this site later on. Seems interesting and closely related to what we done in uni last semester.<BR/>AminaLeader of the Believershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837938794002629074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286118221895810478.post-29975195339090637352007-08-13T03:14:00.000-07:002007-08-13T03:14:00.000-07:00Hi Ragdha'sTend to agree with so far in response t...Hi Ragdha's<BR/>Tend to agree with so far in response to your comments.<BR/><BR/>"I don’t find it an engaging tool to teach with (as a communication tool).<BR/><BR/>The blog doesn’t stimulate as much discussion and the posts seem like a guest book for comments rather than a brainstorm of ideas branching from one topic and further establishing."<BR/><BR/>Can see benefits as well. Look forward to trialling blogging more.JennyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089400032252506961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286118221895810478.post-44697149952684027032007-08-10T18:16:00.000-07:002007-08-10T18:16:00.000-07:00Wow good set of issues here.As to the final questi...Wow good set of issues here.<BR/><BR/>As to the final question "Do you think you would atempt to use blogging as a teaching tool or would you use another tool more adapted to your learning style? " <BR/><BR/>The cop-out answer is going to be - it depends.<BR/><BR/>I actually think this environment is not just good for learning as I think you have made a good case for, with good quotes, but it does appeal to me as a teaching environment too. I do not want to trip my self up too much here - because I also believe, as I think you do judging from your comments about Galileo in your first post, that teaching really is about getting others to learn - therefore is something is a good learning tool it is also a good teaching tool.<BR/><BR/>See I have already tripped myself up. <BR/><BR/>If we were just going on my own personal preference for style I would probably shift to a more visual or audio based environment - again tripping up here I like blogs and I think they are useful but the addons like podcsts and links to videos are what really attracts me to any environment as a preference. That is as a preference not based on a solid set of references.<BR/><BR/>Overall though staying with the idea of blogs I reckon the personalised nature of the environment is the big plus for learning in them no matter what they contain and the preference thing is related to what it is that is being taught or learned - if video or audio makes the material more digestible, personable, interesting motivating, etc I would go with those things. Just my opinion though willing to hear other views on preferences for blogs as spaces for teaching (I am saying they are spaces for teaching but maybe someone else has some ideas on how this might happen)unimelbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462746455293711065noreply@blogger.com