I was reading Nancy's Post on and was put in mind of the class I designed for Week 2. To refresh the idea, we had a group of adult students in a graduate level special education course. The teacher has been unhappy with the outcomes of previous online classes and wanted a different way to engage his students.
Lord, how they floundered. Unwisely, we allowed the students to pick their blog software. Everybody had a problem replying with comments because most chose blogs that require login to comment and they hated having to have an account on ALL the different blog servers.
But the last 5 weeks have been miraculous. Students have left the teacher gasping. They write. They reply. They assimilate. They rip, mix, and burn. Gone are the three sentence discussion board "I think the subject had problems just like Sam said" posts. Next week is spring break for us so the students don't HAVE to blog.
I'll be watching to see if they actually do. Any bets?
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I bet they do. Because once you start...you're hooked. And there's no going back.
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