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EduBlogging for Learning Partnerships

Based on the podcast and written notes found on http://edublogging.posterous.com/ I am summarizing some main points of the use of edublogs by independent learners within private learning spaces. The first assumption I feel needs to be questioned is that learners not posting publicly to their blog or participating through posting or commenting on the group…

On Humanism: A Dialogue

This exchange had taken place several years back, but I can draw ideas that contributed to the development of the edublogging framework. The breakdown of the differing bloggers roughly mirrored how I perceived the different aspects of self: private = essential; autonomous = synergistic; personal = emancipated, anonymous = shadow, or personae; networked = constructed, or utilitarian self. Both embeded…

Confessional EduBlogging – Exploring Issues

Is there a place for encouraging self-disclosure of this sort in an educational setting? Is formal education ready to allow for confessional disclosure of interactions between students and their instructors? How would full transparency change educational dialogue? There are many bloggers dumping their intimate thoughts onto the blogosphere – to seek exposure, to vent,…

EduBlogs for Encouraging Intersubjectivity, Sharing, and Knowledge Co-Construction

Social interaction must involve inter-subjectivity, or joint co-construction and decision-making. Participants would share power and authority, but would be unequal only in their differing levels of understanding. Inter-subjectivity might involve interaction between the student and the instructor, or between learning partners, or amongst a group. The discussions generated between learners would provide a mutual support…

Exploring EduBlogging

I am a novice edublogger, and as such am a bit reluctant to put myself out there for more seasoned bloggers to read my ideas. Perhaps it is because of a bit of apprehension of how I will be received (or not received). Once you post to an academic community outside the “safe harbour” of…