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« Learning Blogs ». Welcome to the Conversational Era!. Blogs everywhere!. easy chronological conversational. Why?. free/cheap, easy to set up easy to use everyone can talk! comments. Comments! Conversations!. easy to respond motivation for author public response public conversation.
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Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org « Learning Blogs » Welcome to the Conversational Era!
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Blogs everywhere! • easy • chronological • conversational
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Why? • free/cheap, easy to set up • easy to use • everyone can talk! • comments
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Comments! Conversations! • easy to respond • motivation for author • public response • public conversation TWO-WAY • relationships • networking humanisation...
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Public speech for all • can't control the internet • people will express themselves, with huge potential audiences • communication can't be controlled the way it used to be • redistribution of power
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org PARADIGM SHIFT Welcome to the conversational era... • Sarkozy @ LeWeb3 • Dean Campaign • Kryptonite • M.E.L. • ...
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Sarkozy @ LeWeb3
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Learning? • In schools • moving away from « teacher knows all, student listens » teaching model • learning from experiences, often with peers • construction of knowledge, not transmission • student taking charge of learning INTERACTION
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Life is learning • learn new skills • improve existing skills doesn't stop with school!
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Blogs for learning? • conversational, dialogue • permanent record • things learnt previously • progress record • backup brain • personal and public (private discussions benefit all) • easy/free • asynchronous and non-spatial NETWORK LEARNING
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Ideas • problem solving • gathering feedback • class/course blog • sharing best practices • ...
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Find and consume RSS search/tags/keywords Technology Produce content • blog tool • video/audio • Conversation • permalinks/links • comments/trackbacks
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Wrap-up • learning is everywhere • blogs: conversational, permanent, networked ! part of the solution ! other tools
Stephanie Booth http://climbtothestars.org Thanks for your attention :-) Stephanie Booth Lausanne, Switzerland stephanie.booth@gmail.com +41445864274