SANTEC off to a good start
Reflecting on the comments across the last several posts on the SANTEC blog, this year’s “Blogs for quality learning in developing contexts” is turning into an excellent introduction to the technology for new users.
Many of the participants so far have come from regions/institutions where the concept of blogging is extremely new. As a result, much of the discussion and interest so far has been on the fundamentals. Topics covered so far have included reasons for blogging, barriers or reluctances to use, and usage fundamentals.
A great graphical representation of the scale of possibilities with blogging technology has been provided by Tony Carr, who is facilitating the seminar over the next few days (Image shared under a Creative Commons License).
It kind of reminds me of a mantra one of my instructors drummed into our heads at uni “Once you know what to think, you’ll know how to act.”
Planned activities fall into three parts:
Part 1: We will introduce ourselves and learn about the history, nature and types of blogs. We will then start our own blogs on the SANTEC website. (16th - 18th May)Part 2: Time to blog (18th - 21st May)
Part 3: Learn about some of the advanced practices of effective blogging. (21st - 23rd May) If you’ve been blogging for a while why not join us and share your experience?
