Comments on: And now back to our regularly scheduled program… http://edinsanity.com/2008/08/21/and-now-back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-program/ “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:37:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon Becker http://edinsanity.com/2008/08/21/and-now-back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-program/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 Jon Becker Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:15:38 +0000 http://edinsanity.com/?p=190#comment-1164 @Justin - I gave the blog a whole paragraph out of 40 pages in the narrative, so I don't even know if anyone will comment on it. I wasn't going to be too radical about it. We'll see, though. I know my dept. chair buys my argument, so I have that going for me. @Betsy - rock on! I worry that you'll hit some opposition. My experiences in Hanover have been that just about everything is blocked. I'd check with your district tech. folks. But, I would go to them with a definite plan. I've been tinkering with some of the same issues you are; how to add an electronic community as a supplement to a f-2-f community. I've reached the same conclusion as you about Blackboard; it sucks. Ning is pretty good, but I'm not loving it. Lately, I've been leaning toward Wetpaint. It's basically a wiki system, but it has a really nice discussion forum system built into it. And, for educators, Wetpaint will remove the ads if you ask. I'd be MORE than happy to discuss this further with you. If you're interested, send me an e-mail and we can either chat by phone or sit down f-2-f to discuss. @Justin – I gave the blog a whole paragraph out of 40 pages in the narrative, so I don’t even know if anyone will comment on it. I wasn’t going to be too radical about it. We’ll see, though. I know my dept. chair buys my argument, so I have that going for me.

@Betsy – rock on! I worry that you’ll hit some opposition. My experiences in Hanover have been that just about everything is blocked. I’d check with your district tech. folks. But, I would go to them with a definite plan. I’ve been tinkering with some of the same issues you are; how to add an electronic community as a supplement to a f-2-f community. I’ve reached the same conclusion as you about Blackboard; it sucks. Ning is pretty good, but I’m not loving it. Lately, I’ve been leaning toward Wetpaint. It’s basically a wiki system, but it has a really nice discussion forum system built into it. And, for educators, Wetpaint will remove the ads if you ask. I’d be MORE than happy to discuss this further with you. If you’re interested, send me an e-mail and we can either chat by phone or sit down f-2-f to discuss.

]]> By: Betsy http://edinsanity.com/2008/08/21/and-now-back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-program/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Betsy Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:53:34 +0000 http://edinsanity.com/?p=190#comment-1162 Glad to see you back! People ARE reading this, you know! I am readying myself for the school year and have been wondering how to approach some technology issues. One, I would love to have a Facebook group for my leadership students for discussion/planning (Blackboard is SO BAD) but I don't want to see their profiles, even though I wouldn't care if they saw mine.(These are seniors in high school.) Also, I would love to have my own student leadership blog where the same planning/discussion would take place, but I think there is no policy on this. Would a NING group be better suited? I have no experience on that. What to do? I'm a woman with big dreams and no guiding policy! Glad to see you back! People ARE reading this, you know! I am readying myself for the school year and have been wondering how to approach some technology issues. One, I would love to have a Facebook group for my leadership students for discussion/planning (Blackboard is SO BAD) but I don’t want to see their profiles, even though I wouldn’t care if they saw mine.(These are seniors in high school.) Also, I would love to have my own student leadership blog where the same planning/discussion would take place, but I think there is no policy on this. Would a NING group be better suited? I have no experience on that. What to do? I’m a woman with big dreams and no guiding policy!

]]> By: Justin B. http://edinsanity.com/2008/08/21/and-now-back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-program/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Justin B. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:40:48 +0000 http://edinsanity.com/?p=190#comment-1161 I will be interested to see what they say about the blogging in the tenure review, especially given your defense of it. I hope they give it at least some value as a publication instead of just value as service. It would actually be an interesting and valuable study. I know it won't help you much, but a peer-reviewed article on a study of the increasing value of blogging in tenure review would really go a long way to help us edubloggers that happen to be professors. If there was only like 29 hours in the day instead, eh? I will be interested to see what they say about the blogging in the tenure review, especially given your defense of it. I hope they give it at least some value as a publication instead of just value as service.

It would actually be an interesting and valuable study. I know it won’t help you much, but a peer-reviewed article on a study of the increasing value of blogging in tenure review would really go a long way to help us edubloggers that happen to be professors. If there was only like 29 hours in the day instead, eh?

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