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![Blogs have great potential for: BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Learning “ [Blogs] are both a medium and a bi-product of expression” boyd (2006, para. 3) Discussion and interaction Intercultural language learning & exchange Frequent exposure to the target language A space for reflection on language learning A personal learning environment Text, images, audio, and video](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/aninvitetomyballnonotes-090311220119-phpapp02/85/An-Invite-to-my-BALL-Reflections-on-blogging-for-learning-teaching-and-researching-languages-15-320.jpg)
![Terima Kasih! Penelope Coutas EdD Candidate, Murdoch University November, 2008 [email_address] Credits: Slides 4-5: Blogs in Plain English. http://www.dotsub.com Uploaded to dotsub.com on November 30, 2007 by leelefever. Slide 12: Time Warp http://www.flickr.com/kt/314372109 Uploaded to Flickr Dec 5, 2006 by The Rocketeer Slide 14: ACICIS Logo http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au Slide 32:The Crystal Ball http://www.flickr.com/photos/oubliette/22740518/ Uploaded to Flickr June 30, 2005 by mira d'oubliette. Slide 33: Tight Curve http://flickr.com/photos/enigmatic/361525280/in/photostream/ Uploaded to Flickr January 18, 2007 by Bashed. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal Ball](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/aninvitetomyballnonotes-090311220119-phpapp02/85/An-Invite-to-my-BALL-Reflections-on-blogging-for-learning-teaching-and-researching-languages-35-320.jpg)
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An Invite to my BALL: Reflections on blogging for learning, teaching, and researching languages
The document discusses the potential of blogging for learning, teaching, and research within language education. It reflects on the author's experiences as a learner, teacher, and researcher, promoting blogs as a valuable medium for intercultural exchange and personal reflection. Recommendations and insights are provided to enhance the blogging experience for educators and learners alike.
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- 1. An Invite tomy BALL: Reflections on blogging for learning, teaching, and researching Languages Penelope Coutas EdD Candidate, Murdoch University November, 2008 [email_address] Slide design based on Rockwell, C (2008) People Can’t Tell You What They Want http://www.slideshare.net BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 2. I invite youto join me in: An introduction to blogs and blogging Reflections on my experience in BALL as a learner As a teacher As a researcher Recommendations, tips & tricks BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 3. APA ITU, BLOG?BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 4. Blogs in plainEnglish (and Chinese, and Italian, and Thai, and Arabic… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 5. Blogs in plainEnglish (and Chinese, and Italian, and Thai, and Arabic… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL The best way to learn (about) blogging is to read blogs, and to blog yourself
- 6. Features of blogsBALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 7. “… a website, So a blog is… Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 8. “… a website,usually maintained by an individual, Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) So a blog is… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 9. “… a website,usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) So a blog is… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 10. “… a website,usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.” Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) So a blog is… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 11. Blogging is oftenabout… Reading Commenting Answering comments Writing Remembering Embedding from other sources Communicating with other bloggers using other web media Community and conversation Adapted from Greenhill, K (2008) BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 12. So blogging takes…BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 13. Or is ita generation thing? BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 14. BALL AS ALEARNER BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 15. Blogs havegreat potential for: BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Learning “ [Blogs] are both a medium and a bi-product of expression” boyd (2006, para. 3) Discussion and interaction Intercultural language learning & exchange Frequent exposure to the target language A space for reflection on language learning A personal learning environment Text, images, audio, and video
- 16. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Learning
- 17. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Learning
- 18. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Where was my BALL as a learner? Blogging (especially LJ) is a conversation Blogging is a Personal Learning Network
- 19. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Educational networking & blogging
- 20. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Teacher Learning
- 21. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL BALL AS A TEACHER
- 22. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL So much potential, so little time (access) Class website Learning log Reflections Showcase Mentors Blog buddies E-portfolio Updates Memos Fundraising Transparency
- 23. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Exchange? Student managed Teacher inspired Captive audience Wider audience Sense of pride The blog (and mobile phones) brought them together
- 24. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Intercultural learning
- 25. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Public vs private… but still lonely blogs
- 26. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Educational networking & blogging Personal Learning Network Professional Learning Network &
- 27. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL BALL AS A RESEARCHER
- 28. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blogging the research process Methods Classroom Observations Interviews Document Analysis Focus Group Interviews Misc.
- 29. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL The audit trail Documenting the decision-making process Supervisor comments Tagging aids with analysis (and memory!).
- 30. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL What I blog about
- 31. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Coulda, woulda, shoulda Adapted from CELT (2008) http://celt.ust.hk/ideas/ar/web_images/ARcycle.jpg
- 32. CRYSTAL BALL BALLIntroduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL
- 33. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL The importance of purpose & direction
- 34. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL http://horizon.nmc.org/wiki/Main_Page On the Horizon (Report) The growing use of Web 2.0 and social networking - combined with collective intelligence and mass amateurization - is gradually but inexorably changing the practice of scholarship (p. 6)
- 35. Terima Kasih! PenelopeCoutas EdD Candidate, Murdoch University November, 2008 [email_address] Credits: Slides 4-5: Blogs in Plain English. http://www.dotsub.com Uploaded to dotsub.com on November 30, 2007 by leelefever. Slide 12: Time Warp http://www.flickr.com/kt/314372109 Uploaded to Flickr Dec 5, 2006 by The Rocketeer Slide 14: ACICIS Logo http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au Slide 32:The Crystal Ball http://www.flickr.com/photos/oubliette/22740518/ Uploaded to Flickr June 30, 2005 by mira d'oubliette. Slide 33: Tight Curve http://flickr.com/photos/enigmatic/361525280/in/photostream/ Uploaded to Flickr January 18, 2007 by Bashed. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal Ball