Barbara Ganley is another one of those people you should be reading to understand the tension between technology and learning. She teaches writing at Middlebury and struggles with how to use the tools to enhance learning. If you don’t have bgblogging in your ‘gators, follow the link below and take a look at another stellar post on the topic of blogging.
bgblogging: The Tightrope of Blogging: A Weeks Adventure into the Public Nature of Social Software
it is still quite remarkable to me how many people I met in many venues really dont get the potential of blogging and blogs even when they say they know a lot about blogs. Even people who spend a heck of a lot of time on the Internet reading blogs.
And lest you should beharboring any misconceptions at this point, our class is not about turning you into Distance Educators. It’s about turning you into the learners you need to be so that you might become Distance Educators. My goal is to teach you how to learn about education using these tools of distance delivery so that when you’re called upon to teach others, you’ll have walked the path and can show them the sights along the way.
Now, go take a look at Ganley’s blog and feed it to your ‘gator.
August 26th, 2006 at 9:08 am
Distance Education is taking learning to another level. One initiative that my college is implementing is becoming a Learning Centered college. This strategy will put the student in the center of the learning process and engaging them more in the discussions. Technology does not teach, only an effective teacher does.
I previewed Ganley’s blog, but not sure how to add her without the RSS feed. How do we find it?
August 26th, 2006 at 11:43 am
Excellent question.
When I link to specific post like that, it actually hides a lot of content. But if you like what you see, you can (almost universally) click on the blog header and it will take you to the main page. Once there, the feed witll be labeled - usually with a reference to RSS - but in Barb Gangley’s case, it says “Syndicate this site (XML)” near the bottom of the left-hand column on her main page and that is the link to her feed. Copy that link into your ‘gator and you’re in business.