Teaching and Learning with Blogs Meredith Farkas Head of Instructional Initiatives Kreitzberg Library

Written lecture notes Discussion forums Assignments Quizes

Lost in translation?

Lost in translation?

So what is Web2.0?

Web 1.0: Democratized Access to Information

Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

More than just technology Age of participation The wisdom of crowds Social constructivism

Age of participation

The wisdom of crowds

Social constructivism

Blogs in the Online Classroom

drupal.org

Why blogs?

Familiar medium 133 million blogs indexed by Technorati 42% of bloggers 18-34 77.7 million unique visitors to blogs vs. 41 million to Facebook (in May 2008) New types of blogging: in MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Source: Technorati State of the Blogosphere 2008 http://technorati.com/blogging/feature/state-of-the-blogosphere-2008/

133 million blogs indexed by Technorati

42% of bloggers 18-34

77.7 million unique visitors to blogs vs. 41 million to Facebook (in May 2008)

New types of blogging: in MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Source: Technorati State of the Blogosphere 2008 http://technorati.com/blogging/feature/state-of-the-blogosphere-2008/

Faculty communication with students

Builds student sense of ownership over the medium

Community-building

Community-building

Reflective Learning

Reflective Learning

Reflective Learning

Discussion and debate

Discussion and debate

Discussion and debate

Writing in public

Writing in public

Everyone is teacher and learner

Blogs can… Promote critical and reflective thinking Enable collaboration and knowledge-sharing Create an informal environment for student discussion and community-building Encourage dialogue and debate Encourage students to teach as well as learn and co-construct their learning experience

Promote critical and reflective thinking

Enable collaboration and knowledge-sharing

Create an informal environment for student discussion and community-building

Encourage dialogue and debate

Encourage students to teach as well as learn and co-construct their learning experience

Thanks!