Thursday, March 23, 2006
I am considering creating a blog in my graduate business law class that requires that students work on an honor code; specifically addressing the issue of plagiarizing material from the internet. I've never created a blog before, so I'd have to see whether students would participate completely and also how to organize the blog most effectively.
Ida M. Jones, Professor
California State University, Fresno
idaj@csufresno.edu
Ida M. Jones, Professor
California State University, Fresno
idaj@csufresno.edu
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Value of Student Blogs in a Basic Writing Course
Nancy King said, "I am interested in exploring the value of student bloggs in a basic writing course. ... My original idea was to have students use a blog like a journal--but then I realized that journaling is personal writing, and blogging is public writing.
And what about privacy issues since students would have to use a public blog service to write their academic blogs?"
And what about privacy issues since students would have to use a public blog service to write their academic blogs?"
Ideas for Using Blogs for Instruction (Online or Face-to-Face)
On the TLT Workshop blog Yasemin said, "I am very interested in different experiences you (or folks at your institution) may have had with blogs as a way to get students involved. One of our TCOM faculty members uses blogs for discussion in his class to get his students to make a certain number of comments on readings before class. He says he has seen quite a bit of increase in class participation as students are required to post to the blog and thus prepare for class. "
Similiarly, Bob A asked, "What are some of the better ideas for their use for instruction?"
Anyone have experience or can share how an instructor is using blogs in their classes?
Similiarly, Bob A asked, "What are some of the better ideas for their use for instruction?"
Anyone have experience or can share how an instructor is using blogs in their classes?
How are blogs different?
Bob A had a great comment/question on the TLT Workshop Blog on Integrating Blogs in the Curriculum:
"How are blogs different from (better than, not quite as good as) other online interaction tools - threaded discussions, for example - in terms of their pedagogical application? What do they do well in terms of engaging learners?" Any thoughts or ideas?
"How are blogs different from (better than, not quite as good as) other online interaction tools - threaded discussions, for example - in terms of their pedagogical application? What do they do well in terms of engaging learners?" Any thoughts or ideas?
Monday, March 20, 2006
Points to Discuss
Hello. I am Karen Wahl, the designated author of this blog. Everyone had great thoughts and comments on this subject. Which areas would you like to discuss and share opinions about?
In order to get organized, please add a comment in repsonse to this with your name, institution, and any thoughts/ideas on what you'd like to discuss in this blog. I'll use these ideas to create separate posts that we can add to and discuss further. I'll also go back to the original comments to Blog #5 in the TLT Workshop Blog to incorporate the good ideas that were already suggested.
This is my first blog experience. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to voice them.
In order to get organized, please add a comment in repsonse to this with your name, institution, and any thoughts/ideas on what you'd like to discuss in this blog. I'll use these ideas to create separate posts that we can add to and discuss further. I'll also go back to the original comments to Blog #5 in the TLT Workshop Blog to incorporate the good ideas that were already suggested.
This is my first blog experience. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to voice them.
