tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post5932742073479237487..comments2024-03-13T07:15:41.680+00:00Comments on From a Distance...: Google and the Future of ThinkingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087922860279622347noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-50912231370475620942009-04-06T17:02:00.000+01:002009-04-06T17:02:00.000+01:00That's great - thanks for the referenceThat's great - thanks for the referenceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087922860279622347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-783089608719255472009-04-06T16:57:00.000+01:002009-04-06T16:57:00.000+01:00Turns out it was Jeremy Boggs, creative lead at th...Turns out it was <A HREF="http://clioweb.org/" REL="nofollow">Jeremy Boggs</A>, creative lead at the <A HREF="http://chnm.gmu.edu/" REL="nofollow">Centre for History and New Media at George Mason University</A> who was giving his students the Wikipedia assignment, and he's now <A HREF="http://clioweb.org/2009/04/05/assigning-wikipedia-in-a-us-history-survey/" REL="nofollow">blogged about it</A>.Jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539705187323385012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-85129057219317647662009-03-27T16:30:00.000+00:002009-03-27T16:30:00.000+00:00I'd go further: I think banning tools like this ou...I'd go further: I think banning tools like this outright can be even worse than simply implying a lack of value. Taking either Google or Wikipedia as an example, you can ban it in class, but students are still going to use it outside, and because you've washed your hands of it they'll never learn quite how to treat it appropriately.<BR/><BR/>We should be introducing issues of information and digital literacy to students as early as we can, ideally in the first year. Only then can we help them to understand the implications of using these tools. <BR/><BR/>As an aside: a great idea that I heard a while back on the <A HREF="http://digitalcampus.tv" REL="nofollow">Digital Campus podcast</A> (can't remember which episode, but possibly <A HREF="http://digitalcampus.tv/2007/03/06/episode-01-wikipedia-friend-or-foe/" REL="nofollow">this one</A>) was to get students to research a topic and make a contribution themselves to Wikipedia, then ask them to monitor their article/section for the rest of the term and report on their findings. This can be done fairly easily by subscribing to the article's history RSS feed.<BR/><BR/>The idea is that if it's a fairly active article, they'll quickly discover how often changes are made and by whom, and how many mistakes are made, corrected and un-corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-43388816573285234532009-03-16T09:19:00.000+00:002009-03-16T09:19:00.000+00:00Went back to listen to a braodcast featuring Tara ...Went back to listen to a braodcast featuring Tara Brabazon. It seems she bans Google and Wikipedia for her <B>first years</B>. This would kind of indicate that there is a place for this technology in education, she therefore is presumably arguing about when it should be introduced and how it is supported by rigorous academic techniques. I would have thought the majority of educators would concur; if the technology is supported correctly then it is beneficial.<BR/><BR/>There are simple techniques that can be used to demonstrate to students how their techniques and knowledge might be lacking. Surely as educators we are looking to use <B>all</B> of the facilities available to us to provide the <B>best</B> education possible.<BR/><BR/>To ban something is to say that there is no benefit at all from something. Surely that's dangerous territory.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I like 'platic' white bread, it seems to make the best toast.Markuoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766849571305922449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631200414899554974.post-70238255249054446362009-03-05T12:54:00.000+00:002009-03-05T12:54:00.000+00:00Sounds like an interesting session. This is someth...Sounds like an interesting session. This is something that really interests me: how to make the best use of all the great new technologies while remembering to focus on outcome as well as process. It's no good having the best LMS in the world if no-one's learning anything from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com