EDUC 4766 Web-Based Learning Lorraine Beaudin Web-Based Learning Lorraine Beaudin

Class Overview  Introductions and course expectations  Course Outline  Blogging and Blogger.com  Break  Intro to web authoring using Dreamweaver  Introductions and course expectations  Course Outline  Blogging and Blogger.com  Break  Intro to web authoring using Dreamweaver

Course Outline  Web-Based Learning: 6a/ 6a/  Web-Based Learning: 6a/ 6a/

Blogging  PROFESSIONAL CODE OF ETHICS. blog does not contain anything that is controversial. BE PROFESSIONAL.

Definitions of Blogging  “ A contraction of the term ‘ Web logging, ’ blogging can best be described as a form of micropublishing ” (Roberts, 2004).  … a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, that can be viewed in an HTML browser. (Winer, 2003).  “ A contraction of the term ‘ Web logging, ’ blogging can best be described as a form of micropublishing ” (Roberts, 2004).  … a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, that can be viewed in an HTML browser. (Winer, 2003).

Blogging Example Jodi Lynn (PSIII Student) Lindsay (PSI Student)

Blogging Described  While all kinds of blogs exist on the Net, most are personal or journalistic.  Most blogs are individual but group blogs are also possible.  Blogs are easily linked and cross-linked to create larger on-line communities.  Blogs offer a communication medium that is more structured than an list and more focused than a discussion board. Ideally a journal writer considers new ideas while connecting to what is known. (Hull, 2003)  While all kinds of blogs exist on the Net, most are personal or journalistic.  Most blogs are individual but group blogs are also possible.  Blogs are easily linked and cross-linked to create larger on-line communities.  Blogs offer a communication medium that is more structured than an list and more focused than a discussion board. Ideally a journal writer considers new ideas while connecting to what is known. (Hull, 2003)

Blogging Described  Blogs are not really journalism. It is more about sharing and managing information. (Hobgood, 2003)  While , discussion boards and listservs all have similar sharing potential for the classroom, they are transient, they are fleeting and discarded. A blog builds on knowledge and in that way can encourage scaffolding.  Blogs are not really journalism. It is more about sharing and managing information. (Hobgood, 2003)  While , discussion boards and listservs all have similar sharing potential for the classroom, they are transient, they are fleeting and discarded. A blog builds on knowledge and in that way can encourage scaffolding.

Blogging for Teaching and Learning.  Blogs are useful teaching and learning tools because they provide a space for students to reflect and publish their thoughts and understandings. (Ferdig and Trammell, 2004).  Publication (also) offers the opportunity for feedback, which, in turn, scaffolds a learner in his or her quest for knowledge construction.  Many students agree that course blogs has helped them to better understand course topics. (Hartono, 2005)  Blogs are useful teaching and learning tools because they provide a space for students to reflect and publish their thoughts and understandings. (Ferdig and Trammell, 2004).  Publication (also) offers the opportunity for feedback, which, in turn, scaffolds a learner in his or her quest for knowledge construction.  Many students agree that course blogs has helped them to better understand course topics. (Hartono, 2005)

Blogs for Teaching and Learning con’t  Blogs are an individual’s learning space.  Blogs structure are defined by the individual not by a moderator with topic-based discussions.  Self-publishing encourages ownership and responsibility on the part of the students, if they know they are writing for a real audience.  Blogs are an individual’s learning space.  Blogs structure are defined by the individual not by a moderator with topic-based discussions.  Self-publishing encourages ownership and responsibility on the part of the students, if they know they are writing for a real audience.

Using Blogs to Connect Learning Tying Learning Together: Blogging as a Reflective/Learning/Evaluatio n Tool. Used as a ‘Connector” for Various Activities Within An Online Technology Course Listservs Web Page Resources Face to Face Lectures Discussion Boards

References  EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Blogs and Wikis: Environments for On- line Collaboration Language Learning & Technology Vol. 7, No. 2, May 2003, pp Available at: (Access Date, January 1, 2006)  Orihuela, J.L., (2003). Blogging and the eCommunication Paradigms: 10 Principles of the New Media Scenario. BlogTalk, May, Available at: (access date: May 2005).  Reagan, W. J. (2004). Theoretical and Practical Applications of Emergent Technology in ELT Classrooms: How the ‘Blog’ Can Change English Language Teaching. Available at: (Accessed January 10, 2006). (Good section on benefits of blogs in the classroom).  EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Blogs and Wikis: Environments for On- line Collaboration Language Learning & Technology Vol. 7, No. 2, May 2003, pp Available at: (Access Date, January 1, 2006)  Orihuela, J.L., (2003). Blogging and the eCommunication Paradigms: 10 Principles of the New Media Scenario. BlogTalk, May, Available at: (access date: May 2005).  Reagan, W. J. (2004). Theoretical and Practical Applications of Emergent Technology in ELT Classrooms: How the ‘Blog’ Can Change English Language Teaching. Available at: (Accessed January 10, 2006). (Good section on benefits of blogs in the classroom).