Weblogs AVLM training 2009 Johannes De Gruyter AVNet-K.U.Leuven

Menu What are blogs Definition Different parts of a blog How to set up your own blog Making an account in Wordpress Using a weblog for AVLM Blogs in education For the student, the teacher, the school Possibilities, advantages, disadvantages

What are blogs

Definition

Different parts of a blog

How to set up your own blog

Making an account in Wordpress

Using a weblog for AVLM

Blogs in education

For the student, the teacher, the school

Possibilities, advantages, disadvantages

What are blogs? “ An online journal or commentary usually written by an individual or small group of people”

“ An online journal or commentary usually written by an individual or small group of people”

Typical parts of a weblog http://ictlogy.net/

Typical parts of a weblog Chronological posts (blogposts) Categories (fixed labels) Tree-structure Tags (dynamic labels) Tagcloud Comments Permalink Multimedia enriched Video Images Links Widgets

Chronological posts (blogposts)

Categories (fixed labels)

Tree-structure

Tags (dynamic labels)

Tagcloud

Comments

Permalink

Multimedia enriched

Video

Images

Links

Widgets

What are blogs? Weblogs are personal or organizational web pages organized by dated entries with newer items posted to the top of the site, usually consisting of links , media , commentaries , personal toughts , essays , papers and ongoing discussions .

BEST Symposium Gothenburg June 4, 2007

BEST Symposium Gothenburg June 4, 2007

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Menu What are blogs Definition Different parts of a blog How to set up your own blog Making an account in Wordpress Using a weblog for AVLM Blogs in education For the student, the teacher, the school Possibilities, advantages, disadvantages

What are blogs

Definition

Different parts of a blog

How to set up your own blog

Making an account in Wordpress

Using a weblog for AVLM

Blogs in education

For the student, the teacher, the school

Possibilities, advantages, disadvantages

A wide range of tools

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Students writing weblogs As a tool to stimulate Online publishing Self-reflection Archiving per day - makes learning process visible Critical analysis Higher-order thinking Making a point Defending an argument

As a tool to stimulate

Online publishing

Self-reflection

Archiving per day - makes learning process visible

Critical analysis

Higher-order thinking

Making a point

Defending an argument

Personal Knowledge Management A personal blog A thesis blog A research blog A blog on a paper A blog on a course An internship blog A student trip blog To collect and filter relevant information To reveal the learning or working process To reflect upon your actions To engage in a dialogue with others Researchers Students Teachers Public To archive all you collect, find, have an opinion on Tagcloud A categorisation To build a community around your topic

A personal blog

A thesis blog

A research blog

A blog on a paper

A blog on a course

An internship blog

A student trip blog

To collect and filter relevant information

To reveal the learning or working process

To reflect upon your actions

To engage in a dialogue with others

Researchers

Students

Teachers

Public

To archive all you collect, find, have an opinion on

Tagcloud

A categorisation

To build a community around your topic

http://japanesestudies.arts.kuleuven.be/onderzoek#onderzoekblogs

Tool for communication and knowledge exchange A classroom blog A blog on a school subject A blog on a schoolproject A blog by a research group A blog by a unit at a company To build and share knowledge on a common topic or project To critically reflect on shared knowledge To exchange ideas (To archive your information) (To build a community)

A classroom blog

A blog on a school subject

A blog on a schoolproject

A blog by a research group

A blog by a unit at a company

To build and share knowledge on a common topic or project

To critically reflect on shared knowledge

To exchange ideas

(To archive your information)

(To build a community)

Group work http://japanesestudies.arts.kuleuven.be/onderzoek#onderzoekblogs

Trainer © fotodatabank KULeuven

Personal Knowledge Management A personal blog A blog on your course A research blog A blog on your specialties An exchange or sabbatical year To collect and filter relevant information To reveal the learning or working process To reflect upon your actions To engage in a dialogue with others Researchers Students Teachers Public To archive all you collect, find, have an opinion on Tagcloud A categorisation To build a community around your topic

A personal blog

A blog on your course

A research blog

A blog on your specialties

An exchange or sabbatical year

To collect and filter relevant information

To reveal the learning or working process

To reflect upon your actions

To engage in a dialogue with others

Researchers

Students

Teachers

Public

To archive all you collect, find, have an opinion on

Tagcloud

A categorisation

To build a community around your topic

Institution © fotodatabank KULeuven

BEST Symposium Gothenburg June 4, 2007

RSS Rss via web-based rss readers Bloglines, newsgator Rss via desktop rss readers Feedreader, rssreader, netnewswire (mac) Rss via your browser Firefox, Internet Explorer Rss via an email tool Thunderbird, Rmail, Feedblitz Rss via a personal webpage Netvibes, iGoogle, Plageflakes

Rss via web-based rss readers

Bloglines, newsgator

Rss via desktop rss readers

Feedreader, rssreader, netnewswire (mac)

Rss via your browser

Firefox, Internet Explorer

Rss via an email tool

Thunderbird, Rmail, Feedblitz

Rss via a personal webpage

Netvibes, iGoogle, Plageflakes

www.netvibes.com