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Permalink Reply by Jil Wright on October 19, 2009 at 9:52am

Hi Mary,
I am new here so I am not really sure if there is a specific area to post in for higher ed. I'm not really an instructor, I am an instructional designer at a university. Part of my job is to teach our faculty in the school of nursing how to use such tools in their courses....so I guess I'm an instructor instructor ;) If I can help you in any way, just let me know!
jil

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Permalink Reply by Anita Welch on October 21, 2009 at 7:00am

I think you just made one! Well done. I am also a college professor who uses blogs and other Web 2.0 apps in my classroom. I'm looking for others to collaborate with on some research projects.

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Permalink Reply by Mel Stevenson on November 15, 2009 at 1:18pm

Hello,
I'm a writing instructor and a writing centre tutor at a large Canadian university. I'm exploring Web 2.0 both to help my students learn to write better and so I'll be prepared to help them with their "new literacies"-style assignments from other disciplines. I, too, have been trying to find college and university colleagues interested in this topic. (K-12 teachers seem to be ahead of us in this area.)

Have you heard about Purdue University's experiment with its own "Hotseat" software in large classes? They've combined Facebook, with Twitter, IM, etc. into a in-class and out-of-class communication tool. Students who might not raise their hands can use the technology they are most comfortable with to post questions or comments during lectures. Both the prof and the other students can see these questions and comments in real time. A bit like clickers, but more flexible and potentially more distracting.

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Permalink Reply by Liz Pearce on November 15, 2009 at 7:21pm

Hi Mary, I'm an education instructor at a private Illinois university who uses blogs, wikis, and other web 2.0 tools in the classroom. I also teach my students how to use them with K-12 students. I'm also looking for others to collaborate with on projects.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Bogan on November 15, 2009 at 8:41pm

Well, it looks like there are at least a few of us who are interested in networking.

@ Jil, Thanks!

@Anita, because I am planning on working in developmental ed., I don't know if it would work to do research together, but I am definitely interested in research and publishing journal articles.

@Mel, that Hotseat app looks amazing. I can't wait to check it out.

@Liz, I don't know what type of collaboration you are interested in. I am focused on developmental reading. There might be some crossover, though.

The host blog for my reading project is http://read96.blogspot.com. I used it for supplementing context clues vocab, time management, and reading and study strategies reflection in a developmental reading class. If you want any info., let me know. I think it is pretty self-explanatory.

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Permalink Reply by Susan McClements on November 21, 2009 at 4:13am

I also use blogs and wikis in my college computer apps class. I would love to network with other teachers using these tools. In addition, I teach a methods course for future business education teachers and we use wikis and blogs in that course also.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Bogan on November 21, 2009 at 3:03pm

I just posted a new discussion thread here. I would love to hear exactly how you are using blogging, etc., in what contexts, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Jil Wright on November 21, 2009 at 4:02pm

At the end of the semester my blogging has slowed down dramatically, but I talk about the use of such tools & other things at http://itjil.blogspot.com
I'm working on a post now about writing scholarly papers with web 2.0 tools...hopefully I'll get it posted by Monday!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Bogan on March 2, 2010 at 7:52am

I have been pretty absent from this site but I am going to bookmark this now.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Kenyeres on December 16, 2009 at 12:05pm

I am a parttime professor at a local college in Toronto and I have used BLOGs in my classroom. In addition, I also use a program called Notebook (Circus Ponies at http://www.circusponies.com/) to post notes online. The nice thing is, I can insert videos, sound, and text into the pages of my notebook which enriches the student learning experience. I have also added a section called What is on my Bookshelf; where I post the names of the books that I have bought and read on Web 2.0 technologies and digital storytelling. If you have a Mac, it might be worth checking this out as it only costs $29.95 (academic licence).

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Permalink Reply by Mary Bogan on December 16, 2009 at 12:08pm

I'll check out that Notebook program, definitely. Unfortunately, I do not have a Mac and the school I will be teaching at in the spring does not support them.

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Permalink Reply by junita on December 28, 2009 at 2:33pm

I use blogs in adult education (VET) and have found them great for my ESL students
Check out how I use them in conjunction with WRS (work related skills) outcomes

Cheers
Junita

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