We’re in transition here in terms of study materials provision. With the push for student e-portfolios coming hard, it’s imperative that well-designed and presented study materials be prepared for offering on line or via digital media. Until then and until students are engaged positively in using online systems, feel comfortable and confident with their use,
Continue reading ...Image via Wikipedia Do I have a blog comment strategy to build readership such as Caroline Middlebrook has? In a word, no. Maybe I should … but then again … . Caroline has some great strategies via commenting to build RSS subscriptions and to promote her business, and I think anyone seeking to develop an
Continue reading ...Image via Wikipedia This word branding is one that keeps appearing over and over in biz-speak. It’s a bit of a weasel-word in some ways, calling as it does on notions of corporate matters including money-making. But of course, it’s also about image and individuality. I’ve been through enough seminars on this branding business to
Continue reading ...Well I’ve had a bit of a break from the comment challenge but it was really all about taking a breath and organising my life. This challenge had got me busier than I had thought it would. It felt a bit like party time … dashing from one to the other and really not spending
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And on the 20th day, they clicked three times before they rested. Who thought this one up? The 31 Day Comment Challenge became silly today with Three Links Out. We had to go to a familiar blog, click on a link, click on another link there and after landing and dusting off, look around and leave a comment. What did I find?
Well it all got surreal to be honest. On the first couple of blogs the links came to a grinding halt just two clicks out … dead end stuff. PS, lots of blogs don’t have Blogrolls, so you have to plough through postings to find a likely link. So, back I went to ground zero … my own Blogroll. From here I decided to go a blog premised on good design and great ideas, and find where that led. OK. Here I went again, feeling a bit like Doctor Who in the Tardis. You know the bit where he jiggles all the levers and doesn’t know where he’s landed till he emerges blinking into the sun/moon/other light of a planet somewhere.
Continue reading ...Image via Wikipedia So, 5 comments on each of 5 blogs … in 5 minutes? I’m reminded of speed dating here! Your comments have got to appear confident, thoughtful and not (heaven forbid) superficial. Wow! I set myself the task of leaving something that was focussed and hopefully, generative. So, I’ll let you judge for
Continue reading ...Michele Martin of the Bamboo Project Blog! Michele’s comments are thoughtful, incisive, supportive and knowing. Her comments are prolific but never shallow, and she’s always there for you. Thanks Michele.
Continue reading ...Image via Wikipedia Day 6 has dawned bright and oh so clear where I write. I’m a morning blogger and I have to say one of the things that gets my brain in gear for the day ahead is the ritual of good coffee with a look out over my valley and then some word-smithing
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Reflections on a month …
Image via Wikipedia Nearly at the end now, and days 29-31 have been about wrapping up the 31 Day Comment Challenge. The final 3 days focus on the learnings: to prepare a commenting guide for students, to consider how learnings from this commenting project could change one’s teaching practices, and finally … to reflect on
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