I especially appreciate your comment on voice blogging and podcasts being different. On the nature of revisions for voice blogging you could make additional records and merge, however I wonder if that adds value to the act of voice blogging.
An additional point to ponder is the differences when moving to video. If we compare text, voice and video blogs do each have specific value or are voice and video providing very similar benefits? I definitely agree that video blogging and videocasts remain different just as voice blogging and podcasts are different.
Best
Eric
Hi Glenn and Eric,
You raise an important comparison -- between voice blogging and video (blogging). I think that I always like to see the person talking, and yet I also like to shut my eyes and listen deeply or in a reflective manner to voice.
Cheers,
Jo Ann
Using the example of a reflective blog can you see significant differences between a text-image blog versus a voice blog?
I would expect there are some differences based on personal styles (eg. voice vs text vs image) however I would propose an activity that is blog appropriate is could use either medium.
Thank you Eric for your feedback and questions - I have posted two voice blog posts that develop some preliminary answers to the questions you are asking.
Glenn
Hi Glenn,
Thanks for the post. I agree with you in theory, however being someone who is normally dragedd kicking and screaming into something new, I also wonder if the job of edcuators is not to "push" learners to try things that may be beneficial that those learners may not try on their own...
I took a journalism course one time and the prof told us the become a better writer is to write alot, and a good way to do that is to write for twenty minutes every morning, no matter what, about anything. It sounded like a good idea so I tried it - I lasted three days.
I can't help but wonder if it may have been helpful if she had "forced" us to try it for a semester if maybe more of us would have picked up the habit. (What do they say? It takes 90 (not really sure that's the number) days to create a new habit, but only one to break it.)
Anyway, I really am conflicted on this one, and your post offered up an intresting perspective. Thanks.
Hi Tanya,
I certainly agree that there are times when learning requires a firm helping hand.
Voice-Blog comment: Needing the push to learn
Neato! My first voice-blog on The Landing. (Perhaps you have posted others but I missed them).
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