Robyn Philip and Jennifer Nicholls (2009) wrote an interesting article about group blogging, titled Group blogs: Documenting collaborative drama processes Here are some notes about the significance of play-building, a process that involves the documentation of collaboration, reflection and creativity. Playbuilding is described as Group devised theatre, in which “students create, produce and perform the play to … [Read more…]
I think it is important to allow learners to interact anonymously if they so choose. The edublogs.org application enables the use of student avatars. I would recommend, however, that the use of anonymous learning activities be tied to specific codes of conduct to clearly outline the rules, etiquette, and methods of enforcement for users, and … [Read more…]
Adult literacy learners face a huge challenge of what to write, and so here are a few ideas to break the ice for newcomers to blogging: visioning, berry-picking, and path-making activities. Visioning: Introducing Self to Peers and the Instructor In this activity, student bloggers are asked to present some reasons for starting blogging, such as informing friends and family … [Read more…]