Edublogging – presentations and podcasts
Powerpoint Presentations: Blogging for Teachers Podcast- Introducing Edublogging Using Blogs for Instruction Podcast 2 Blogging Journeys Podcast: Blogging Journeys
Blogging Skills
Think-Aloud Blogging – Preparing for Formal Writing
One of the concerns I have about enabling student blogging is that sometimes academics (and students, I hasten to add) entering into blogging with students have not themselves clearly identified heuristics for handling self-sponsored writing – blogging by students that is reflective, emotional and highly personal, and often not directly connected with anything being taught in the course.
Adding Texture to Academic Blog Posts
Using Footnotes to describe way-making , and add context Using Title HTML tags to define, and elaborate on concepts Signalling register and voice changes Signalling in-line edits with the combination of the strikethrough and italics keys Inserting revisions and updates with different font types Note to audience/self: this addendum provides extra context for me, providing … [Read more…]
Explorations in Academic Blogging: D’Arcy Norman
Academic blogging is quickly emerging as a separate genre. In the first of my series of blog posts, I explored Dr. Terry Anderson’s academic blogging style, and analyzed his blog post on Rethinking Disclosure and Surveillance . I then explored Dr. Tony Bates’ academic blogging style, and though there were several similarities, there were quite a few … [Read more…]
Considering Student Disclosure and Transparency
There is a real concern among educators about protecting students’ privacy as most of them may not realize how much information they are revealing about themselves. In addition, as individuals, student bloggers need to take into consideration what the impact might be of posting private information about themselves or others.