Category Archives: Blogs in Classrooms

Discussion with Sara and Linda

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Michael

Sara Jameson, Linda Barnes, and I have been emailing about blogs v. journals, blogs v. discussion boards, and blogs in the classroom. I’m going to post excerpts from our emails here and we’re going to start replying here (for some … Continue reading →

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blogs more successful than discussion boards

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Michael

A few days ago Sara Jameson emailed me and asked why blogs are more successful than discussion boards. This was my reply: I can’t be completely certain as to why a blog is generally more successful than a discussion board … Continue reading →

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when blogs go down in the classroom

Posted on December 8, 2005 by Michael

I just came across this post on Konrad Glogowski’s Blog of Proximal Development, in which he discusses how the blogware (blogging software) for the composition course he teaches crashed, and how he had to replace it. A few excerpts… On … Continue reading →

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