tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581931605568455763.post2698478184018849177..comments2017-04-25T16:42:18.013-07:00Comments on Clarify Me Archived: May I Have A Word?Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469996081279966976noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581931605568455763.post-56118991908252159522008-11-02T15:30:08.000-08:002008-11-02T15:30:08.000-08:00Are we talking about communicating (mostly two-way...Are we talking about communicating (mostly two-way) or broadcasting (mostly one-way)? Could you ask them how they want to be communicated with? They might mostly be on one of the IM networks, but I'm not sure they want to mix school and non-school stuff in those spaces. I'm surprised most of the kids wouldn't have an e-mail address -- couldn't you make that a requirement of a distance course? <br><br>It's too bad communicating within WebCT is so difficult -- when I was taking M.Ed courses, the real communication tended to take place outside of WebCT. I'd think that a simple course blog (like on edublogs or Blogger) might be the easiest solution of all.Jeremyhttp://jeremyhiebert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581931605568455763.post-6807628021821890912008-11-03T19:18:18.000-08:002008-11-03T19:18:18.000-08:00I also use a virtual Classroom (Elluminate) so tha...I also use a virtual Classroom (Elluminate) so that my students the opportunity to talk to the other students, interact more and interact with me. I run the sessions fortnightly on a Monday night (as they are adults).Sue Watershttp://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581931605568455763.post-35087557765632914302008-11-05T07:55:37.000-08:002008-11-05T07:55:37.000-08:00@Jeremy, good question regarding communication. I...@Jeremy, good question regarding communication. I'm really talking about one-way communication. Right now I do communicate (two-way) with students by phone, telephone, e-mail, face-to-face... whatever works for the student. The challenge is when I want to send out information to, say, all my grade 8 students. Right now, not all of them have their own e-mail, and in some cases the family does not have an e-mail account that they regularly access. <br><br>@Sue, I use Elluminate once a week with my students and I record the sessions and post them for students to review. However, attendance for Elluminate sessions is spotty and right now I have no way of knowing who is accessing the recordings. Elluminate definitely help me to stay connected with my students.Claire Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581931605568455763.post-167654972897350562008-12-01T13:24:11.000-08:002008-12-01T13:24:11.000-08:00How about www.ning.com ? Social Netorking would ap...How about www.ning.com ? Social Netorking would appeal to the students I'm sure and in it you could communicate with each other in a way they are used to.<br>We are using one at Uni to create CIGs (Common Interest Groups)Elainehttp://twitter.com/enm181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581931605568455763.post-56260222759167047942008-12-01T13:27:46.000-08:002008-12-01T13:27:46.000-08:00Elaine, thanks for the suggestion! I'd never ...Elaine, thanks for the suggestion! I'd never thought of Ning. We'd been pursuing the <i>Student Lounge</i> idea in Web CT, but found out today we are low on 'seats' so it may not fly. Ning's got definite possibilities--thanks again!Claire Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581931605568455763.post-60490716263117951502009-07-13T00:22:20.000-07:002009-07-13T00:22:20.000-07:00[...] communication with students: I’ve written a...[...] communication with students: I’ve written about the communication aspect before in this post. This year many of the courses I was responsible for were paper based which meant that my [...]Reflecting on 08/09 | Clarify Mehttp://cthompson.edublogs.org/2009/07/13/reflecting-on-0809/noreply@blogger.com