Let the games begin! In addition to the Standard 6 Moodle material, I will supplement the course with a daily blog (my personal comments shared through this website). The purpose of our blog is to share additional timely information about instructional
Wikis and blogs are among the most useful tools I have used in online courses. A blog is similar to a journal or commentary with one person (in some cases – two or three writers) posting information for a targeted group. You can read and comment on my blog entries, but you cannot change them. If you create an account at blogger.com, you will be able to comment on my blog posting. Many students on study abroad programs have blogs about their travel and learning experiences. One nursing course that I helped to develop uses a blog to summarize weekly internship experiences.
A wiki is a little different. It is a collaborative webpage. A group of students can use it to develop a lab report or plan a presentation. Unlike a blog, participants in a wiki all have the ability to write and edit the information.
I hope you will follow my blog entries over the 10 days of this course.
Barbara -
ReplyDeleteI have considered using a blog for my composition and literature courses. I shy away because I use fairly extensive lecture notes, as well as voice and written announcements.
I worry that students will not find it worth their while to regularly have to "read one more thing" - any thoughts from a person who does use blogs?
Thanks!
-Sabine