Blogs for Quality Learning
Today was the first day of SANTEC’s “Blogs for quality learning in developing contexts” online seminar. SANTEC, which stands for The Society and Network for Technology in Education through Collaboration
“is an enabling network of educational technology practitioners with an interest in educational technology in developing environments. The aim of SANTEC is to be a community of practice that facilitates and supports collaborative ventures and effects synergies amongst members.”
Due presumably to the timezone issues that arise from SANTEC being international and web-based, the seminar is asynchronous in nature. Discussion takes place via a threaded forum as well as blog posts and commenting. So if you missed the first day like I did don’t worry, you can review what was discussed via the forum and blog entries.
Admittedly I’ve only just learned of SANTEC’s existence within the last month, however I’m hopeful that I’ll come out of this experience with some additional insight into what other’s are doing to further the cause of blogs and social software in learning and teaching. I’ll try to write up a synopsis of the events when the flame has been extinguished on the 23rd.
In the meantime if you’d like to swing by for the fun, please refer to the following:
Dear colleagues,We’re pleased to invite you to join us for our next SANTEC online seminar on “Blogs for quality learning in developing contexts” which I will lead from 16th - 23rd May. The seminar will be chaired by Philip Uys. Please feel encouraged to post this invitation on your website and to circulate it to colleagues who may be interested.
This event takes the form of an online workshop which introduces the use of blogs for research, teaching and for personal web presence. We will learn about the history, nature and types of blogs and start our own blogs. There will be an opportunity to learn and apply some of practices of effective blogging and to share experiences of blogging for teaching and research.
To join the seminar you can just login to the SANTEC site at http://santec.uwc.ac.za on 16th May and follow the link to our seminar blog. If you haven’t been there before registration is easy and quick.
Kind Regards
TonyTony Carr
Staff Development Co-ordinator
Centre for Educational Technology
University of Cape Town
phone: +27216505033
e-mail: tony.carr@uct.ac.za
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007