I must admit that my online presence aside from my
blog was very minimal. I had the best intentions to comment on many students
blogs but found that I would often forget to do so. I did follow several blogs
through blogger and made comments to a select few.
I believe that had I made more of an effort to
comment on other blogs, there may have been more comments on my own as it
creates a community among students.
I was not sure if what I was posting on my blog was
adequate enough, but after I received positive feedback in class (from my tutor),
I then continued to use the same layout for my other posts.
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| A Screen Capture of a comment I had made on Claire B.'s post |
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I was able to observe whether my ideas were similar
to others in my specialisation (English and Home Economics)
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I was able to gather an understanding about other technologies
I had not yet tried
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The pressure I felt when completing the De Bono
Hats activity made me think “outside the box” in order to complete the activity
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A sense of unity among the different campuses
studying the same course.
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I have increased my digital fluency w which then in turn, will help me with my digital pedagogy
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| The one and only comment I received on my blog. Not so much with the constructive criticism, just a friendly comment on my video. |
Some negatives I have thought of from this
experience are:
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The risk of plagiarism- There have been a few times
where I’ve thought that my blog and others were very similar some weeks.
Whether this is just ‘great minds thinking alike’ or plain copying, I’m not
sure. This could definitely be an issue in a high school setting.
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People may misconstrue feedback as a personal
attack.
For my future
students, I would stress the importance of giving constructive feedback and
thinking carefully about how their feedback may be construed before posting.
However, if used
correctly, peer mentoring can be a very positive experience.
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