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Learning-centred blogs
Dr Paula HodgsonContact: [email protected]
Faculty of EducationUniversity of Hong Kong
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Web log
“A [we]blog is a frequently updated website, organized in a diary form with individual [reverse] chronologically ordered entries or posts.”
Tosh and Werdmuller 2004
Blog for social networking
Potential uses of blogs
• Social networking
• Entertainment
• Learning-focused logs–Course-based blogs
–Community-based blogs
Learning activities
Lectures / tutorialsPlacement
Online activities in LMS and blogs
Source: Dora Wong (PolyU, English)
Coursed-based Learning Tasks in Blogs
Based on the intended outcomes of the course, students can be organized to
• Read/report/comment real cases through RSS feeds
• Do writing exercise• Reflect on critical incidents in the
workplace• Discuss some hot topics
• …
Source: Dora Wong (PolyU, English)
Reading real cases through RSS feeds
Source: Dr Pamela Kwok (HKCC, Marketing)
Reporting/commenting onreal cases
Source: Dora Wong (PolyU, English)
Writing exercise
Reflecting on critical incidents in the workplace
Source: Kitty Chan (PolyU, Sch of Nursing)
Source: Dr Pamela Kwok (HKCC, Marketing)
Topical discussion
Coursed-based Learning Tasks in Blogs
• Read/report/comment real cases through RSS feeds
• Do writing exercise
• Reflect on critical incidents in the workplace
• Discuss some hot topics
Community-based Blogs
Reflection through blogging community
Source: Paul Penfold, Creamy Kong (PolyU, SHTM)
Individual blog in the community-based blog
Source: Paul Penfold, Creamy Kong (PolyU, SHTM)
Peer feedback through blogs
Variety of community-based blogs
• Type 1: One-stop / All-in-one blog
(open year-round for a programme)
• Type 2: Course-based + group blogs [open/private]
(course-bound)
• Type 3: Course-based + individual private blogs [open/private]
(course-bound; year-round for individuals)
• Type 4: Teacher blog + blog exemplars
Implementing blogs for L&T
• Blog orientation on technical aspect– In-class demonstration– Online demonstration
• Learning tasks to acquire the intended learning outcomes – when, what, how
• Assessment tasks– Assessment criteria– Self-/peer- assessment
Learning opportunitiesin blogs
• Archived postings / comments– Self-learning: current cohort read
archived activities
– Learning tasks: current cohort reviewed some archived activities
• Current RSS feeds
• ‘Up-to-the-minute posts’
Conclusion
Educators need to:
1. plan thoughtfully how to maximize the features and potential that blogs can offer;
2. set clear guideline and instructions on how learners can contribute constructively and how their work is to be assessed;
3. create a supportive learning culture that facilitates learning between peers and with educators in the learning community; and
4. reflect on the learning experience of the course and across courses.