Comments on: Quality discourse: flourish or whither? http://e4innovation.com/?p=105 E-learning innovation: research, evaluation, practice and policy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:28:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Mriga Williams http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-5258 Mriga Williams Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:30:17 +0000 http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-5258 Hi, I think the way research activity is counted should change as the number of approved heavy weight journals is few when compared to the numbers of educators. The expectation that all will publish and so be accounted for REA is not realistic. Maybe this use of social networking can be applied to academic networking - for example like The Networked Learning Community. Can we look at contributions to such activities as part of REA? Should each educational institution use blogs to develop and collaborate of projects and ideas and innovations? For unless the tutors understand the value of using the blog they will not be successful in using it effectively as a learning and teaching strategy. I have also been involved in a module where blog was used to not only discuss issues but along with their responses to other blogs the students presented the work within portfolios as part of assessment. Hi,
I think the way research activity is counted should change as the number of approved heavy weight journals is few when compared to the numbers of educators. The expectation that all will publish and so be accounted for REA is not realistic.

Maybe this use of social networking can be applied to academic networking - for example like The Networked Learning Community. Can we look at contributions to such activities as part of REA? Should each educational institution use blogs to develop and collaborate of projects and ideas and innovations? For unless the tutors understand the value of using the blog they will not be successful in using it effectively as a learning and teaching strategy.

I have also been involved in a module where blog was used to not only discuss issues but along with their responses to other blogs the students presented the work within portfolios as part of assessment.

]]> By: Gráinne http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-142 Gráinne Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:52:28 +0000 http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-142 yep good point sarah - its the pros and cons of technologies thing again. I think there are a lot of issues around social networking as well as positives - and i am sure there will be some high profile cases where people trip up, post something inappropriate or use material they haven't got copyright for. Information overload and disjointedness are also potential problems. But like all technologies before I suspect the current wave of social tools will find a niche - adapting to different individuals' needs and preferences. yep good point sarah - its the pros and cons of technologies thing again. I think there are a lot of issues around social networking as well as positives - and i am sure there will be some high profile cases where people trip up, post something inappropriate or use material they haven’t got copyright for. Information overload and disjointedness are also potential problems. But like all technologies before I suspect the current wave of social tools will find a niche - adapting to different individuals’ needs and preferences.

]]> By: Sarah Stewart http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-141 Sarah Stewart Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:46:10 +0000 http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-141 Very interesting post, Grainne. However, I have been wondering a lot lately about the future of social networking and wonder if there's likely to be a swing against the openness of social networking, especially for academics ie posting material on blogs and slidecasts will be unacceptable. I don't know-what do you think? Very interesting post, Grainne. However, I have been wondering a lot lately about the future of social networking and wonder if there’s likely to be a swing against the openness of social networking, especially for academics ie posting material on blogs and slidecasts will be unacceptable. I don’t know-what do you think?

]]> By: Gráinne http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-135 Gráinne Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:34:02 +0000 http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-135 Yes that might have to be the compromise - the disadvantage of that approach however is that it would be my take/interpretation of the literature which might not be an accurate reflection of the original material!!! Yes that might have to be the compromise - the disadvantage of that approach however is that it would be my take/interpretation of the literature which might not be an accurate reflection of the original material!!!

]]> By: Tony Hirst http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-134 Tony Hirst Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:23:34 +0000 http://e4innovation.com/?p=105#comment-134 So maybe as someone who still keeps up with the literature, bloggers such as yourself will be able to act as a bridge? Maybe in the same way that Stephen Downes produces a daily commentary on some of the highlights from the edublog world, there's an opportunity for someone to do the same reporting highlights from the best of te print journal world to the blogosphere? So maybe as someone who still keeps up with the literature, bloggers such as yourself will be able to act as a bridge?

Maybe in the same way that Stephen Downes produces a daily commentary on some of the highlights from the edublog world, there’s an opportunity for someone to do the same reporting highlights from the best of te print journal world to the blogosphere?

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