[Air-l] Blogging basics?

[Radhika Gajjala]

Thanks Annette -

But I wasnt scorning the use of blogs in teaching nor was I 
suggesting that there is nothing new or interesting about their use 
- I was asking why they would be considered progressive.

:)

r


>well, using blogs for class assignments is not new for many of us, that's
>true.  But if you'd never heard of doing this, it would seem progressive,
>eh?
>
>Most of my students here in the Virgin Islands don't even know what blogging
>is.  Most forms of CMC are completely new to them.  Last week, I held class
>in the virtual classroom of Blackboard, the most vanilla of chatrooms, and
>they thought it was amazing, progressive, and very strange.
>
>So Chris, if you're interested, you should take up the subject here, 'cause
>many of the people on this list have been using blogs for years...like
>Radhika :)
>
>annette
>
>On 11/29/05, Radhika Gajjala <radhika at cyberdiva.org> wrote:
>>
>>  okay - I cant resist this jab - forgive  me
>>
>>  what's so progressive about using blogs for class a assignments?
>>
>>  r
>>
>>  ps - no offense meant.
>>
>>  >Can you email me direct at chris.heidelberg at ssa.gov? I am a graduate
>>  student
>>  >studying edutainment and convergence and I would like to get your
>>  thoughts.
>>  >Where do you teach? This sounds so progressive.
>>  >
>>  >-----Original Message-----
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>>  >Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:53 PM
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>>  >Subject: Re: [Air-l] Blogging basics?
>>  >
>>  >I use blogs as an online journal requirement for my graduate students.
>>  >They
>>  >love it, become introduced to the technology tool and, as a teacher, I am
>>  >updated weekly related to team procedures, content interests and blogging
>>  >experiences.   The individuality and interactive communication that can
>>  take
>>  >place
>>  >using this tool in relation to coursework have been valuable.
>>  >
>>  >Datta Kaur
>>  >
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>>  Bowling Green State University
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Radhika Gajjala
Associate Professor
School of Communication Studies
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403

http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik ; http://cyberdiva.typepad.com/teach/

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