tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698679465605916837.post6778900474007615594..comments2008-04-15T03:20:59.169-07:00Comments on Debbie's Blog: Reflections on Konrad's lecture and myself as an online learnerDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402066315716729579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698679465605916837.post-12280056231220090352007-09-05T21:26:00.000-07:002007-09-05T21:26:00.000-07:00Hi Debbie, just caught up with your blog. I feel I...Hi Debbie, just caught up with your blog. I feel I should say something earth-shattering - I have some great theoretical perspective to announce. However, the point I took out of your post is that about wireless. It is not so much what is online that has liberated me, but wireless that has given me freedom. The fact that I can connect any where there is wireless with the communities I belong to is liberating. Having said that, it does also make me think about the digital divide again - I am very blessed but there people who do not have access to basic life-giving resources - brings me back to earth.<BR/><BR/>Like you, the RSS challenge is beckoning. cheers SarahSarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698679465605916837.post-3270594679105393502007-08-31T20:44:00.000-07:002007-08-31T20:44:00.000-07:00Debbie you are doing better than me - I haven't go...Debbie you are doing better than me - I haven't got back to listen to the podcast. At the moment I am making a real effort to read everyone's blogs and keep up with reflecting on the guest lectures. <BR/>I believe it is an important part of any class to see the facilitator participating by taking notice and helping to tease out the common threads and main things which are coming up.<BR/><BR/>I really prefer the idea of snacking on audio - I couldn't imagine having anyone having the fortitude to listen to a 50 min recording of a lecture unless the topic was riveting and the speaker really enthusiastic and totally eloquent...otherwise.....drone, drone..droning on ad tedium. <BR/><BR/>I am really enjoying the 10 -15 min snacks from the guest speakers.<BR/><BR/>You do sound organised and this is an important trait in an online facilitator. I also agree with you about being mobile...sitting in the sun instead of a dark office is so much more appealing...You are spurring me on to be more visible on my blog. http://bahtings.blogspot.com/<BR/>BronwynBronwyn hegartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032750297040394983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698679465605916837.post-51989887231312075372007-08-29T12:49:00.000-07:002007-08-29T12:49:00.000-07:00Re: last comment,I made a mistake with my html. I ...Re: last comment,<BR/>I made a mistake with my html. I think I've managed to correct the link to the group email post <A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/learning-communities-aotearoa/browse_thread/thread/3def530e4c49d1f9/#" REL="nofollow"> here</A>.David McQuillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160701917071791047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698679465605916837.post-82517595188542473312007-08-29T12:46:00.000-07:002007-08-29T12:46:00.000-07:00Konrad's lecture is a goodie isn't it.Thanks for t...Konrad's lecture is a goodie isn't it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads-up regarding 'snacking'. Excellent food for thought.<BR/><BR/>You say<BR/>"It feels good when someone makes a comment in my blog or in response to an entry in the discussion board. Someone is interested enough to read my thoughts, and this brings a sense of belonging."<BR/><BR/>Something I've realised is that for every person who posts a comment on your blog, the number of readers is far greater (realised recently - re: my <A HTTP://GROUPS.GOOGLE.COM/GROUP/LEARNING-COMMUNITIES-AOTEAROA/BROWSE_THREAD/THREAD/3DEF530E4C49D1F9/# HREF="" REL="nofollow"> post </A> to our google group)<BR/><BR/>I guess that this means that the actual community is much greater than our experience of this community. I wonder if you get more of a sense of the actual community over time, or if there are any ways of making this community more explicit? Maybe we can track readers of our posts?<BR/><BR/>I'm off to conference today - a short week after a week of leave last week, so I'm feeling slightly disconnected from the course. Haven't been participating much due to lack of time (this post is my biggest action this week apart from lurking). Back into it again next week hopefully. :-)<BR/><BR/>DaveDavid McQuillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160701917071791047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698679465605916837.post-56324092274608024372007-08-28T21:30:00.000-07:002007-08-28T21:30:00.000-07:00Hi DebbieThe 'organisation' required for keeping u...Hi Debbie<BR/><BR/>The 'organisation' required for keeping up with this course is a surprising issue for me. I find I keep up with reading posts and listening to lectures but stumble over the blogging element. I start a post but save it to check over before publishing and before I know it we're onto the next lot of discussions and I havent published the last one! I think a good plan might be to try and follow your structure! <BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>YvonneYvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166763727827662001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698679465605916837.post-89734708770559119222007-08-28T18:52:00.000-07:002007-08-28T18:52:00.000-07:00Hi DebbieI read with interest your comments about ...Hi Debbie<BR/>I read with interest your comments about how you were going as an online learner and your plans for keeping up with the course. I had been thinking the very same thing myself. I've realized I not only need to be more structured in my approach to keep up but I need to become a more active participant otherwise I'm letting the team down. I also need to do the rss challenge!Veroniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673602600455454238noreply@blogger.com