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Hi all,
Hope you're doing well this evening.
A warm welcome to all of my new readers from class.
As nerdy as it sounds, I think using a blog instead of a cheesy class sanctioned online discussion tool is an excellent idea. For those of us that have had to work with the lovely online tool that has left us wanting more (e.g., Educator) we now get to take matters into our own hands - If we don't like the interface, we now have the power to change it. If we think the color scheme is boring, then we can change that as well.
Along with the delegated usability responsibility, I'm very interested to read what other people in the class have to say. The whole idea that people are answering questions and whatnot in their own element should yield more animated and honest responses, as opposed to the more sterile institutionalized discussion that we get in a more traditional setting.
(see where I'm going here?)
Unfortunately there is one drawback though - The whole thing of checking everyone's blog to see what they have to say. Without using some fancy schmancy reader, it can turn out to be a pain in the arse.
I think we may be able to remedy this by utilizing our rss feeds, right? Anyone know of a good reader / aggregator?
Anyway, thanks for reading. If you want to see my non-academic side, you might want to check my other blog.
-Kirk
Hope you're doing well this evening.
A warm welcome to all of my new readers from class.
As nerdy as it sounds, I think using a blog instead of a cheesy class sanctioned online discussion tool is an excellent idea. For those of us that have had to work with the lovely online tool that has left us wanting more (e.g., Educator) we now get to take matters into our own hands - If we don't like the interface, we now have the power to change it. If we think the color scheme is boring, then we can change that as well.
Along with the delegated usability responsibility, I'm very interested to read what other people in the class have to say. The whole idea that people are answering questions and whatnot in their own element should yield more animated and honest responses, as opposed to the more sterile institutionalized discussion that we get in a more traditional setting.
(see where I'm going here?)
Unfortunately there is one drawback though - The whole thing of checking everyone's blog to see what they have to say. Without using some fancy schmancy reader, it can turn out to be a pain in the arse.
I think we may be able to remedy this by utilizing our rss feeds, right? Anyone know of a good reader / aggregator?
Anyway, thanks for reading. If you want to see my non-academic side, you might want to check my other blog.
-Kirk
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