Blog IT

Please Sir, can I have some more… elearning, blended learning, wikis, forums, blogs?

Learners are chomping at the bit to embrace more learning technologies, faster than training managers are planning on implementing them. Read more.

Blogging as L2 Writing: A Case Study

Weblogs—personal online, web-based publications—have exploded on the internet scene in recent years. They are among the technologies indicating changes in the way information is created, managed, and exchanged. This study examined the use of a blog in an intermediate level Spanish class and its effect upon students. Read more.

Learning and Networking With Blogs

Most people have heard the terms “blog” and “blogger,” but often, they associate them with a stereotype perpetuated by the media that portrays them as unreliable, rogue sources of information. The reality is that blogging is a significant learning and social networking tool that can help individuals, groups, and organizations learn in new, interesting ways. Read article.

Learning and networking with blogs

"Most people have heard the terms “blog” and “blogger,” but often, they associate them with a stereotype perpetuated by the media that portrays them as unreliable, rogue sources of information. The reality is that blogging is a significant learning and social networking tool that can help individuals, groups, and organizations learn in new, interesting ways." Read article.

Blogs in Plain English

A 3 minute video for people who wonder why blogs are such a big deal. (From Common Craft.)

UVa Professor Solves Homework Problem

This article profiles University of Virginia engineering professor Ed Berger, who recently posted a video podcast of him solving a particularly tricky homework problem in which his second-year students were asked to calculate the amount of force needed to raise a 200-pound ramp. Read the article to learn about his other uses of Web 2.0 in the classroom.

Blogging to Learn and Learning to Blog

From eLearn, using blogging as a communication tool from educational to corporate settings.

Creating your Circle of the Wise

From Tech Learning, words of wisdom for using RSS feeds to help "create your circle" and stay on top of worthy blogs entries.

iPods cast a wide net for learning

You've worked out Google and the ubiquitous blog, now spare a moment for the latest web star - the podcast. Podcasting is already being used in Victorian universities for a smattering of content delivery. Students set up a subscription to the relevant section of their faculty website, which automatically downloads their weekly lecture to a home computer. Tell me more.

Website Presentations

FEATURED POST:
As promised, here are a few PDFs of my recent presentations on websites, weblogs and podcasts given at Sherman College.

Websites and Beyond: Using New Media to Build Your Practice (December 2006):Download beyondwebsitesblogs.pdf

Establishing an Online Presence (May 2006): Download establishweb.pdf

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