Some interesting posts on how other people have tackled a blog project in class.
A lot of these are with school age kids, but I think could adapt the basic ideas quite easily for use with adults.
The Grumpy Old Teacher blog has been something of an inspiration while I’ve been trying to get this idea up and running, it’s so good to see a teacher embracing the technology in spite of the occasional frustrations and limitations with such good humour and common sense. Lots of the tools mentioned I want to try out with my group. Especially bubbl.us for planning.
Having the learners actually post on a blog what they already know about blogging and how they feel about the project as Sheehy’s English Class have done strikes me as an excellent idea and one I might try next time around, or even as a reflective exercises for this group a few weeks down the line.
Details of a completed pilot project using blogs with adult learners can be downloaded from Aclearn. They seemed to have a fair few problems with the technology although the general feedback was positive.
A large project was also discussed during the JISC Summer Conference last year (2006). Their conclusion were presented in a Powerpoint and includes some wonderful links to the blogs which learners created.
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Here is another really good collaborative web-based mind mapping tool that might be worth looking giving a try as a planning tool comapping.com.
Looks nice, but I couldn’t get the “Try without and Account” to work so haven’t had a proper look.
(And I’ll never get Der Management to pay for something just for a “try it and see if it helps” project like this one!)
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