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Blogging for Educational Environments: Student Blogging Process Toolkit
FINDING THE APPROPRIATE BLOG FOR YOUR TEACHING PURPOSES IDENTIFY YOUR LEARNING AIMS AND OUTCOMES DETERMINE HOW YOU WANT STUDENTS TO USE BLOGS? SELECTING THE RIGHT TYPE OF BLOG COMMUNICATING AIMS AND OUTCOMES TO STUDENTS ASSESSMENT
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Identify reason(s) for student blogs How do student blogs match your teaching priorities? Are your teaching priorities for student blogs matched to learning aims & outcomes?
NO YES
Re-validate and match to learning aims & outcomes OR investigate alternate online solutions (wikis, forums, etc).
YES
Would creating the new learning aims & outcomes require module / unit / course re-validation?
NO
Create new learning aims & outcomes for student blogging activity.
Do you want a course or subject specific blog? (an extension of subject concepts or an extension of a specific course / collaborative project)
OR
OR
Do you want students to have an industryfocused, networking blog? Is the blog a subject or industry resource? Is the blog to represent professional practice or student portfolio? Is it a research or dissemination platform?
COURSE / PROJECT BLOG Main focus: - Constructing - Argument - Commentary - Chronology - Extension - Resources - Writing
REFLECTIVE LEARNING BLOG Main focus: - Perspective - Involvement - Insight - Process - Development - Self-actualization - Communication - Self-assessment
SOCIAL BLOG Main focus: - Writing - Composition - Grammar & syntax - Referencing - Topic research
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BLOG Main focus: - Scaffolding - Community - Peer to Peer - Voice to all - Research - Communication - Portfolio - Professional Practice
YES
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Decide who will moderate the blog
Source external platform: Edublogs or restricted access Wordpress / Blogger / Tumblr / etc
Teacher
Student(s)
Consult your institutional guidelines (e.g. bringing the institution into disrepute, branding, etc)
Disseminate project brief, learning aims & outcomes, assessment criteria, and marking methodology to students
Teach students blogging etiquette, online etiquette (netiquette), online safety and online moderation.
Teach students about Intellectual Property Rights / Third Party Copyright + publishing legalities.