Moblogging

MOBLOGGING TAFE NSW Western Institute

What is it? mobile blog mobile web log diary: can allow text, images comment on own free internet site “posts” from mobile phone

Could moblogging be useful for you?

Your learner in his workplace • Learning resources supplied • Contact with you – phone/email • Workplace supervisor

You visit Your learner your learner in his in his workplace workplace

Between visits … • What tasks is he doing? • How well is he doing them? • Does he understand the tasks? Mmm … he doesn’t use email much and it’s hard to tell on the phone how he’s going

He keeps a work diary sort of … He’s not completing it well You don’t find out until end of term – too late to give feedback Mmm …

How do you engage this learner between visits? track what he’s doing at work and give feedback? get your workplace learners interacting and learning together?

This learner really likes his new mobile phone …

He’s excited about: Taking photos/videos with his phone at work and sending them to his own website!

You check his website, comment, ask questions, give feedback

He likes checking his website for comments.

Some of your other learners check his site, comment and learn from it too.

Assessment time Learner’s moblog is: • endorsed by supervisor • part of assessment evidence • evidence of communication and technology skills • in assessment record as URL

Success! The moblog is on the internet “Your learner” doesn’t lose access when he completes.

Success! He keeps moblogging His moblog is now part of his CV. You enjoy tracking his progress.

Success! Your new learners use the moblog as a learning resource.

A few moblogging sites

Why not try moblogging? Thanks to Alex Hayes for the story-telling concept used in his RSS as Glu presentation – check it out

http://stgesol.sydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net	276
http://www.nswlearnscope.com	29
http://onlineteachernetwork.edublogs.org	12
http://www.wit.wikispaces.net	8
http://mteam07.wikispaces.com	7
http://nswlearnscope.com	6
http://translate.googleusercontent.com	4
http://buson.net	4
http://techtime.westernsydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net	2
http://www.pageflakes.com	2
http://dashboard.wordpress.com	1
http://web1.pageflakes.com	1
http://alexanderhayes.com	1
http://www.protopage.com	1

Moblogging

by MargB on Oct 21, 2007

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