Recently while attending the AACE E-Learn 2007 Conference in Quebec, Canada I came across an interesting presentation from a fellow from the UK and the University of Gloucestershire who presented “A Year in the Blogosphere.”
“A Year in the Blogosphere” all started at last year’s AACE 2006 Conference when Dr David Webster attended and learned about blogging. Being a Philosophy professor Dr Webster was looking for ways to use new technologies in his classes. And hence founded his Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Course Blog.
His presentation "A Year in the Blogosphere" at this year’s E-Learn 2007 relayed stories of his trials and tribulations with blogging in academia, with his students, and gave a snapshot of where his blog is now one year later. But he still is wondering where it will go, but that is a blogger’s dilemma I suppose.
His students seem to like the blog to be able to discuss topics started in class. I have been told that with philosophers, philosophy discussion can go on forever, so this blog is a great place for his students to discuss a topic as long as they want, even long after they have left Dr Webster’s Philosophy class. Isn’t that a great way to extend learning?
Keep following Religion, Philosophy & Ethics so we see where Dr Webster takes his students next with blogging & technology.
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