Friday, June 15, 2007
Chapter 10 BPR
In this chapter Jim Burke discussed using the internet to have open threaded discussions. I like this idea because he said it was designed to compliment the instruction in the class. He used an example of this when he talked about summer reading. Burke stated that the transcript from this discussion was over forty pages long. That is amazing! As a teacher I think this idea is good because when I lead discussions I spend a great deal of time probing. By being able to read a transcript I can cut my probing time down because I know the hot spots of the discussions. In fact, a teacher could use the transcript to guide much of the discussion regarding an issue.
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I was also thinking assessment to inform teaching, and really know where the students are. The benefits - they would be motivated to write - would probably be checking the blog all of the time, if my teen's online use is any indication. Query - how much "planning time" do you think that these teachers are spending on the blogs? Plus, for kids without computer access, how do we make this an accessible tool?
I like the idea of open threaded discussions too. I remember using a chat room during one of my English classes at University. I remember that we discussed our views about abortion. Everyone was extremely involved in the chat and by the time class was over, no one wanted to leave! It was such a great way to promote discussion and inquiry in a non-threatening environment.
Leslie, I could only imagine how much time is required to plan for blogging. I can say that it is much more than the fifty minutes given to us for planning.
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