Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Reading Reflections
Edublogs, for example, are a format that encourage collaborative learning and provoke higher order thinking skills. (Lee and Allen, 2006)
Blogs have a lot of potential in the world of online learning-specifically assessment. As most school districts continue to look for ways to incorporate 21st Century Skills, Blogging is an easy way for teachers to use technology to assist students in asynchronous self reflection. Blogging also allows for students to participate collaboratively in each other's learning. Students and teachers are able to post comments and reflections in response to other students learning. It is also a great way for students to assess where they are located in relation to their classmates.
Disadvantages of blogs--
When compared to other Web 2.0 technologies such as wikispaces, blogs are limited in the sense that they operate with one person leading the conversation or reflection and then students/teachers commenting. This one way form of communication can be limiting if students don't ask other students for comments. Another disadvantage of bloggin can be time. A teacher must decide which tools will benefit their students the most and then integrate those. It can be difficult for teachers/students to remember to update and reflect/respond to others blogs.
Edublogs as an online assessment toolgooglepages.com
Blogs have a lot of potential in the world of online learning-specifically assessment. As most school districts continue to look for ways to incorporate 21st Century Skills, Blogging is an easy way for teachers to use technology to assist students in asynchronous self reflection. Blogging also allows for students to participate collaboratively in each other's learning. Students and teachers are able to post comments and reflections in response to other students learning. It is also a great way for students to assess where they are located in relation to their classmates.
Disadvantages of blogs--
When compared to other Web 2.0 technologies such as wikispaces, blogs are limited in the sense that they operate with one person leading the conversation or reflection and then students/teachers commenting. This one way form of communication can be limiting if students don't ask other students for comments. Another disadvantage of bloggin can be time. A teacher must decide which tools will benefit their students the most and then integrate those. It can be difficult for teachers/students to remember to update and reflect/respond to others blogs.
Edublogs as an online assessment toolgooglepages.com
Reflections
I have always loved the idea of using a blog in a way to not only self-reflect but to have others openly be able to comment on your reflections. The biggest issue I see with a blog is that it is one more thing for you to have to remember to update and check. When time is an issue one must decide which pieces of technology they are going to use and keep up. We just can't do everything!
Welcome!!
Welcome to my blog. This is a great way to get students to journalize and reflect in a public forum so that they can share their ideas in with the world!
Partner Interview
Brenda lives in Cedar Grove, WI, and is currently working as the Technology Coordinator for the Kettle Moraine School District in Wales, WI. She has one amazing child, Sullivan who is a 2.5 year old boy and certainly is on the go often, and is also expecting her second, due May 24th.
She also teaches for UW-Whitewater in their Business and Marketing Education program.
She is working on her PhD so her interest in Online education lies in her dissertation work. She is writing on perceptions of online education. She also recently worked on a feasibility study with the KM district and will be working with the Superintendent and HS principal to implement an online program for the fall. Where they are going to use the UW-Stout courses for their staff's professional development so she is working her way through them as well.
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It is my pleasure to introduce Katrina Steiner.
Katrina currently teaches HS online through a company called Nexus. She have been teaching online for 5 years now. She is married for almost two years now and will be hopefully moved into her house by April. She lives in Algoma, WI and hopes to have some children in the near future.
She started the Stout program because she was looking for license renewal courses and thought it would be a great addition to her skills to add the online teacher certficate.
Welcome Katrina!!
Brenda from Cedar Grove
She also teaches for UW-Whitewater in their Business and Marketing Education program.
She is working on her PhD so her interest in Online education lies in her dissertation work. She is writing on perceptions of online education. She also recently worked on a feasibility study with the KM district and will be working with the Superintendent and HS principal to implement an online program for the fall. Where they are going to use the UW-Stout courses for their staff's professional development so she is working her way through them as well.
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It is my pleasure to introduce Katrina Steiner.
Katrina currently teaches HS online through a company called Nexus. She have been teaching online for 5 years now. She is married for almost two years now and will be hopefully moved into her house by April. She lives in Algoma, WI and hopes to have some children in the near future.
She started the Stout program because she was looking for license renewal courses and thought it would be a great addition to her skills to add the online teacher certficate.
Welcome Katrina!!
Brenda from Cedar Grove
I began my E-Portfolio on a pbworks page. Please follow this link to check it out!
http://brendavogdseportfolio.pbworks.com/
http://brendavogdseportfolio.pbworks.com/
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