I am using this blog to write this paper and conduct research. The sections of the paper are in different postings. My readings and research are in the side-bar below. I appreciate and welcome all comments. You may use the comment function in the postings or e-mail me at gcain@tacomacc.edu. Thank you.
Rubrics are another essential component to the successful use of blogs. Rubrics allow students to understand what is expected of their postings and how they will be assessed.
The instructions for the students should also have clear posting etiquette guidelines. For my classes, these have not been necessary but that could be because they were provided before hand.
posted by Geoff Cain @ 12:12 PM
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I am an instructor and education consultant. I am interested in open education resources, open textbooks, online teaching and learning, course development, and Connectivism. I have also taught English at all levels both face-to-face and online.
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I've just been listening to your presentation at Learning Times and wanted to say I found it very interesting - your rubric in particular, and the way you have used a blog to present your paper here are two things that I will definitely think about using in the future
Hi Graham,
Thanks for coming by and taking a peek -- I am really interested in how instructors encourage interactivity in their classrooms. I have used technology to do this but that is only one way and blogs are only one method within that way.
Greetings, Mr. Cain:
I encountered your blog as a "community" keyworded Google search result. I hope to contact Blogger.com community-focused bloggers and invite dialog via my new "Building Stronger Communities" blog site (http://buildingstrongercommunities.blogspot.com).
I contacted you because your blog's focus seems to be Internet-based virtual community development strategy and because "Building Stronger Communities" is intended to analyze the fundamental beliefs, principles and goals of community development. Perhaps you, as well, might be interested in such philosophical analysis.
The purpose of the analysis and for "Building Stronger Communities" is my experience that examining fundamental community philosophies seems to reveal overlooked conflicts between what we want in our communities and what we establish in them. Hopefully, better understanding of the two can enhance community goal and strategy effectiveness and community well-being.
I thank you for your time and hope you'll stop by "Building Stronger Communities" to weigh in on the issues. I look forward to hearing, or reading, from you and wish you the best.
Pierre
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