The act of creating links from your blog to specific pages of others’ web sites or blog posts, is a useful way to connect to others’ ideas, but we need to remind learners to always cite their sources, and introduce the links as belonging to someone else. There should also always be some context surrounding why that link was selected, how it was found, and a brief description of its significance.
One important thing to let students know about when publishing to their blogs is that they need to provide details about where they found their sources, and not borrow large sections of content from other bloggers. Deep Linking, the act of creating links from your blog to specific pages of others’ web sites or blog … [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…]