tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post5267425540970795794..comments2023-10-16T00:45:35.665-07:00Comments on Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning: Ad-hoc Social Learning Environment - How a Blog Drives LearningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post-86706992523488451602010-02-26T03:32:25.892-08:002010-02-26T03:32:25.892-08:00Just one aspect of this that LMS's do win out ...Just one aspect of this that LMS's do win out on is those shy students who have a fear of failure. Just like in a busy classroom you have a proportion who will always speak up, that translates to the online environment. So an LMS, with properly done self-paced learning, does have a place within the broader context as the more private nature of the system will appeal to a proportion. I think it's a case that social based learning will appeal to certain types of people, and more private learning will appeal to others, so it's really a case of making sure you blend a good combination of the two, rather than one beating out the other entirely. Sounds like you got a good blend on this project.Dave Ganlyhttp://www.notionlearning.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post-83151408754422932322010-02-26T01:46:05.791-08:002010-02-26T01:46:05.791-08:00I wish I get to attend one of such programs. I ap...I wish I get to attend one of such programs. I appreciate the way you conducted debates within the group - without any chaos. What I liked the most is the fact that you as instructor could guide the participants without being intrusive. I am sure the group also must have enjoyed the (silent) debates!Laranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post-51897573298142900652010-02-25T06:26:39.096-08:002010-02-25T06:26:39.096-08:00The channels were seamlessly integrated. TeemingPo...The channels were seamlessly integrated. TeemingPod was embedded in blog posts, right in the middle of two paragraphs. So was Raptivity. Twitter was a gadget, alongside the blog. LMS lessons were individually linked to blog posts. Mobile quiz scores were tracked directly in the LMS server. Grades were graphed and the graph was embedded as a gadget in the blog. It all worked together.Vikas Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576335123631633038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post-87137828167825696702010-02-25T06:26:27.123-08:002010-02-25T06:26:27.123-08:00About leaving the blog comments open: it works gre...About leaving the blog comments open: it works great when you have questions whose answers differ from one participant to another. Examples: (1) What is your name? (I'm kidding) (2) Write an elevator pitch for the product you are responsible for (3) Recall your most recent business decisions and classify them as strategic vs tactical. In short, questions that invite reflection will work great when blog comments are open. We had several of those.<br /><br />Sometimes, though, we did see the 'paraphrasing' or 'group think' start to happen, and the instructor was prompt to raise additional questions, or objections to earlier answers.<br /><br />In any case I will concede that we were successful with open blog comments because the idea was less to compete and more to learn.Vikas Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576335123631633038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post-11016430622063449052010-02-25T05:43:47.999-08:002010-02-25T05:43:47.999-08:00This looks refreshingly different - I presume the ...This looks refreshingly different - I presume the various channels that you used were tightly integrated ? For instance were the games relevant to the topics just laid out in the blog ? I can sort of see how this could be set out in a course like structure where some things sequentially follow each other & others don't have to. <br /><br />However - I do think that keeping the comments open could work both ways. Are the people responding to the blog post & what they think of it or are they debating a point of view already expressed. If this is the only assignment then what's to prevent people "paraphrasing" what's already out there. <br /><br />To each his own I guess - but interesting all the same. BTW - I was curious enough to go & look up the products that you mention & both Raptivity & TeemingPod seem neat.Edupalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post-62209854726260239782010-02-24T21:43:49.386-08:002010-02-24T21:43:49.386-08:00While I liked the idea of such learning environmen...While I liked the idea of such learning environment, I am not very sure if keeping the blog comments open is a good idea? Won't participants get ideas from each others responses? I think the participants who are not very open about their opinions will shy away in such environment. And in training programs where there is no 'correct'/ 'incorrect' response, opinions should not be displayed so openly.Michealhttp://www.micheal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1216508374563830405.post-133679320967044702010-02-24T02:26:15.910-08:002010-02-24T02:26:15.910-08:00I loved the way you used Tweeter. I think it's...I loved the way you used Tweeter. I think it's a cool way for the teacher to be "in touch" with the students in such a vibrant learning environment!Donahttp://www.donamarshal.comnoreply@blogger.com