Blogs are incredibly common these days, but are not being used widely in
education. Or, if they are being used, it is a bottom-up phenomenon.
This conference was all about blogs in higher education.
Bill Vilberg
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From: Professional & Organization Development Network in Higher
Education [mailto:POD@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ronald Ayers
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 4:29 AM
To: POD@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [POD] Educational Blogging Conference: Dowloadable Papers
Hello all,
I discovered yesterday that the Blogtalk Downunder conference was held
May 19-22 in Sydney, Australia. While it's too late for us to attend,
there were some amazing paper presentations relating to blogging as an
educational tool. http://incsub.org/blogtalk/?page_id=38 will take
you to the page that has downloadable copies of the papers presented. I
especially recommend Gavin Sade's paper, which details his experiences
with student weblogs. I also was impressed with Dr. Lisa Wise's use of
student blogs, and her analysis of faculty reluctance to incorporate
blogging tools in their courses.
Ron
Ronald M. Ayers, Your Partner In Teaching Excellence
Creator of
EconoOpinion <http://econopinion.blogspot.com> The Royal Economics
Academy <http://economicsacademy.blogspot.com> Socrates Technological
University <http://socratestech.blogspot.com>
Coauthor of Prentice Hall texts
Economics: Explore & Apply <http://www.prenhall.com/ayers>
Microeconomics: Explore & Apply <http://www.prenhall.com/ayers>
Macroeconomics: Explore & Apply <http://www.prenhall.com/ayers>
Economics by Design <http://www.prenhall.com/ayers>
Associate Professor, Economics, UTSA, Ronald.Ayers@utsa.edu
So, a big challenge for me goes beyond what I know--it's how do I teach
what I know in a way that others will want to learn and apply?--Jeffrey
Gitomer
