I enjoy connection through Elluminate, but I can't usually do this during the day, with the exception possibly of some Mondays. However, I can review the sessions in the evenings later if they are recorded and posted. Given that this is distributed, decentralized learning for busy people, many of whom work during the day, finding a common time during the day might be difficult...at least it would be for me.

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At this time my research is focussed on PD activities delivered on www.2learn2gether.ca in the form of mini-courses or Courselets.  I have numerous articles being presented at conferences this spring on the Courselets and their design, development and delivery.  Not much in the way of blogging is going on in these Courselets, but in one on Robotics in the Classroom I was able to design a specific learner use for the "Group blog"  This use was to record teacher learning and "inside your head" talk along a specific activity during the PD activity.  Some success for a few teachers, but overall the concept of blogging is not well accepted or understood (don't know which) by teachers involved in the Courselets.  However we are still in the very early pilot deliveries of Courselets - so this issue of "motivation to group blog" is a specific design question we are trying to solve...

Are you familiar with the Group Blog concept in a "Group" structure within a Social Networking site?

Are you interested in looking at one of these Courselets and see what we have set up?

hello again Nathaniel,

I think that blogging on the whole is a longer term offering, and it needs to be either aimed at individual would be bloggers to develop skills, or at groups to collaborate with others. The use of the blog for self-talk is quiet effective, but not every learner prefers to reflect in that manner, particularly if it will not be assessed for grading. In my opinion, if the blogging is not an integral part of the grading scheme, it will not be a successful activity.

I would be interested in seeing an example of the courselets you work on. I am interested in using blogs for group activities, and would be interested in doing research on how students move from blogging within courses (group blogs) to within communities (mesh networks, or networks of practice).

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At this time my research is focussed on PD activities delivered on www.2learn2gether.ca in the form of mini-courses or Courselets.  I have numerous articles being presented at conferences this spring on the Courselets and their design, development and delivery.  Not much in the way of blogging is going on in these Courselets, but in one on Robotics in the Classroom I was able to design a specific learner use for the "Group blog"  This use was to record teacher learning and "inside your head" talk along a specific activity during the PD activity.  Some success for a few teachers, but overall the concept of blogging is not well accepted or understood (don't know which) by teachers involved in the Courselets.  However we are still in the very early pilot deliveries of Courselets - so this issue of "motivation to group blog" is a specific design question we are trying to solve...

Are you familiar with the Group Blog concept in a "Group" structure within a Social Networking site?

Are you interested in looking at one of these Courselets and see what we have set up?

hello again Nathaniel,

I think that blogging on the whole is a longer term offering, and it needs to be either aimed at individual would be bloggers to develop skills, or at groups to collaborate with others. The use of the blog for self-talk is quiet effective, but not every learner prefers to reflect in that manner, particularly if it will not be assessed for grading. In my opinion, if the blogging is not an integral part of the grading scheme, it will not be a successful activity.

I would be interested in seeing an example of the courselets you work on. I am interested in using blogs for group activities, and would be interested in doing research on how students move from blogging within courses (group blogs) to within communities (mesh networks, or networks of practice).

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No, but I do have one of the very tiny projectors that I use to display iPOD video moments after taking it in my dance classes.  A very cool device to say the least, and it works best in dark room, but for the classroom application like Physed - great... Love the little iPod too that takes video - very easy, stable, reliable device... mobile handheld video creation is right on our doorstep with the iPAD releasing - I will grab one of those the day I can!