learning together online
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Learning Together Online: student social support through
group blogging
Steve WheelerUniversity of Plymouth, UK
ALT Conference, Leeds, England: September 7, 2011jupiterimages.com
Teacher educator, learning technologist and researcher (1976-present)
Blogging
http://www.volusion.com/
In the act of writing... ...we are written.
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Blogging
http://www.volusion.com/
In the act of writing... ...we are written.
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Any teacher can now
become a global educator
“Blogging ... Is the most important form of unchoreographed public discourse that
we have.”
- Lawrence Lessig
http://news.oreilly.com
“Never have so many people written so much to be read by so few...”
- Katie Hafner
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The kinds of learner support
Social support
Academicsupport
Technicalsupport
Reference: (Carnwell, 2000)
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Traditionally the domain of the teacher/tutor
These are often provided by peers
“We are seeing peer-based learning networks where students are learning as much from each other as they are from their mentors and tutors.” – John Seely-Brown
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Image source: http://businessinnovationfactory.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/luc/
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Paragogy
Generating Content
Sharing Content Organising Content
Personal Web Tools
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Generating Content
Sharing Content
Blog Mashup
Tagging
Personal Web Tools
Organising Content
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Image credit: Lisa M Lane (2010)
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The majority of support I received [for my project]
was through the blog, and it was beneficial to get
comments from peers about ideas and thoughts.
What my students said about group blogging...
Image credit: Lisa M Lane (2010)
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I was able to contact all of the other members of the
group through one method, and I was also able to
monitor the rate at which they were progressing with
their research to make sure I wasn't behind!
Because it was a group blog I felt it was more group support.
I was helped by a number of people which made the support
feel more reliable.
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Honestly I found it quite helpful as I re-read what I had written and it helped
clarify my thoughts into what I actually wanted to say.
I didn't use it extensively but when I did […] it helped clear
my thought processes.
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It allowed me to really look at the different areas of my
project and to focus on the steps I needed to complete the project, looking at it in
small chunks instead of one large piece of work.
I could use it and access it from anywhere, it was like an online memory map!
Personal technologies...
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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/291379959_594fa8ef70.jpg
...broadcasting from one to many.
Hidden audience effects
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http://learningputty.com
Social media are now an important part of the culture of many young people.
Teachers need to exploit the power and potential of these new tools to engage learners and enhance learning.
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Thank you
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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK:
International Licence.
Steve Wheeler [email protected] University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
http://steve-wheeler.net