Comments for Steve's Musings on Education http://twsolutions.wordpress.com Musings about educational design and learning communities. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:54:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The need for educators in communities by John Chadwick http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/10/#comment-28 John Chadwick Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:54:38 +0000 http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-28 Carl Bereiter has been a leader in this field with his colleague Marlene Scardamalia (Ontario Institute for Study in Education-OISE). Their mutual aim has been to develop an asynchronous computer mediated environment for the development of knowledge, initially in K-12 educational environments, but the software [Knowledge Forum] and conceptual design behind it has broad applications in intranet or internet collaborations where knowledge building is the primary mission of a launch. I for one wish that someone would develop a blog software package that would employ many of the features of 'Knowledge Forum." cf. http://www.ikit.org/people/~bereiter.html#publications Carl Bereiter has been a leader in this field with his colleague Marlene Scardamalia (Ontario Institute for Study in Education-OISE). Their mutual aim has been to develop an asynchronous computer mediated environment for the development of knowledge, initially in K-12 educational environments, but the software [Knowledge Forum] and conceptual design behind it has broad applications in intranet or internet collaborations where knowledge building is the primary mission of a launch. I for one wish that someone would develop a blog software package that would employ many of the features of ‘Knowledge Forum.” cf.

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]]> Comment on How do we learn tools, apply them in community? by Barbara Dieu http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/how-do-we-learn-tools-apply-them-in-community/#comment-22 Barbara Dieu Wed, 28 May 2008 01:45:58 +0000 http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-22 Adopting tools while I was teaching always came out of a need - For instance, when the platform through which we had been publishing our classroom paper since 1999 closed down in 2002, I started scanning the web for a replacement. I found a Swedish platform on European Schoolnet but it did not last long - and then in 2003 I moved into blogs, which were very primitive (no comment function at the time) and much more difficult to operate than now. Adopting tools while I was teaching always came out of a need – For instance, when the platform through which we had been publishing our classroom paper since 1999 closed down in 2002, I started scanning the web for a replacement. I found a Swedish platform on European Schoolnet but it did not last long – and then in 2003 I moved into blogs, which were very primitive (no comment function at the time) and much more difficult to operate than now.

]]> Comment on Disorientation using new tools by Barbara Dieu http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/disorientation-using-new-tools/#comment-21 Barbara Dieu Wed, 28 May 2008 01:38:33 +0000 http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-21 I agree with you Steve that Facebook is not the easiest tool to find your way around and the legit and illegit "friends"adding you at every moment becomes a nuisance and a source of anxiety. Although I am quite open about my activities and do not mind about people adding me to their circle, I worry most about friends I have and who are exposed to people I barely know. On one hand, there should be a level of privacy but on the other, this creates a barrier to cross-polinization and viewing friends of friends. I agree with you Steve that Facebook is not the easiest tool to find your way around and the legit and illegit “friends”adding you at every moment becomes a nuisance and a source of anxiety. Although I am quite open about my activities and do not mind about people adding me to their circle, I worry most about friends I have and who are exposed to people I barely know. On one hand, there should be a level of privacy but on the other, this creates a barrier to cross-polinization and viewing friends of friends.

]]> Comment on Disorientation using new tools by Nancy White http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/disorientation-using-new-tools/#comment-20 Nancy White Tue, 27 May 2008 22:16:20 +0000 http://twsolutions.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-20 I can't resist. Your blog post title makes me want to play on the "community orientations" meme to create "community disorientations!" A dystopian rewrite of our book chapter! LOL! I can’t resist. Your blog post title makes me want to play on the “community orientations” meme to create “community disorientations!” A dystopian rewrite of our book chapter! LOL!

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