I took the course IS247 Introduction to Web Application Development a few semesters ago with professor Bud Gibson. That course was also writing intensive and required blogging. We used the learning remix site to post our blogs. It was the first time I had ever blogged and I found it very useful to discuss the topics of the course.
I think that blogging will continue to grow and become a requirement for most school courses and businesses in the future. Not only is it a great place to share information but it is great way to have class discussions and get multiple opinions and feedback.
I got the idea of blogging from Bud. I tried a different variation of the blog assignment in 247 where I blogged and the students commented. It didn't turn out as well as I had intended. I believe this approach is working better.
ReplyDeleteHey Helen,
ReplyDeleteGood post.
As you know, I am the guest student from Germany. Since the start of my studies, for two years, I only met one Prof in Germany who started a discussion board on the web. Though he wrote some interesting articles, you had not to comment or write by yourself.
The idea for this board was to get the course organized, the other one was to distribute interesting things like internships or job offers.
At the moment, I am taking IS279 and IS449W. I was very surprised that we have to post and make comments. It is still unusual but I hope that I will get comfortable with this situation soon.
Since some days I can see all the advantages of this policy: Knowledge-sharing is important in the real-world and I appreciate that the Profs show it to me (us) in this way. And even if you don’t have the knowledge… there are some topics that will come around that will be interesting for you.