tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.comments2023-10-24T04:38:05.674-07:00eRuminatingMarcel Bruynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08419983779582130750noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-71058176841923299282008-11-03T04:04:00.000-08:002008-11-03T04:04:00.000-08:00I agree with you -- managing multiple memberships ...I agree with you -- managing multiple memberships can be really time consuming and RSS does make it easier. <BR/><BR/>However I would think that Google Reader might be the better option if you are trying just to manage your own subscriptions. That way you can sort out your subscriptions into folders. For example all my Ning memberships are in one folder - called forum - where I subscribe to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-20356729727710043212008-10-26T19:12:00.000-07:002008-10-26T19:12:00.000-07:00Marcel: As a member of a Yahoo Group for over 2 ...Marcel:<BR/> As a member of a Yahoo Group for over 2 years, I have to say that Ning's take the cake! <BR/> There is the opportunity for interaction through multimedia and a whole lot else.<BR/> Here are my students from New York City on video, for example, with professional ELL teachers from around the world!:<BR/> http://cuentacuentos.ning.com<BR/> Where, (since I'm originally fromThe Touro Communication Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435287771686995548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-358079351535566262008-09-17T06:28:00.000-07:002008-09-17T06:28:00.000-07:00Hello marcel,Excellent post!"Reciprocal fairness i...Hello marcel,<BR/><BR/>Excellent post!<BR/><BR/>"Reciprocal fairness is important, and I think should be explicitly stated in a new community."<BR/><BR/>I think that trad-form is something that we should agree upon before agreeing upon rules of netiquette. Those people who rip down traditional forms that have been time tested and proven to secure equal rights and responsibilities to all members *****https://www.blogger.com/profile/08380551822903169304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-58719231346263325702008-09-14T18:08:00.000-07:002008-09-14T18:08:00.000-07:00I guess what I was thinking was that I have an onl...I guess what I was thinking was that I have an online presence without even trying to have one. By that I mean that people will talk about me, or mention me in blogs, ratemyteacher.com etc - I can be found through my activities in Amazon & trademe - my journal articles can be found in online databases or through google. So I am thinking that I am better to take control of my online identity Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-30822139569361280132008-09-14T16:19:00.000-07:002008-09-14T16:19:00.000-07:00Sarah:I think that it would take a great deal of e...Sarah:<BR/>I think that it would take a great deal of effort and huge changes in the way that we do things to not exist online... and in the world today would almost require stepping out of major communication. No emails, no mobile phone, no blogging, skyping, twittering or wikiizing (coining a new term here? :D ), no web surfing, no bookmarking, no ATMs, no internet shopping... it would take Trishushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084799659342972558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-47972326892631443792008-09-14T14:33:00.000-07:002008-09-14T14:33:00.000-07:00Now there's an interesting question, Trishus: do w...Now there's an interesting question, Trishus: do we have a choice about whether we exist online or not?Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-19772153297841565212008-09-14T10:56:00.000-07:002008-09-14T10:56:00.000-07:00Hi Marcel, I thought that your rant was great. Per...Hi Marcel, <BR/>I thought that your rant was great. Personally, really like the idea of blogs but finding that I am not adapt at wading through the "Miles wide and an inch deep" and finding community in a blogging setting. <BR/>I think that Sarah is spot on though, it's putting the time in... and i spose, also giving it time. I have been a really off & on blogger for maybe 4 Trishushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084799659342972558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-50990706838082528602008-09-12T14:29:00.000-07:002008-09-12T14:29:00.000-07:00Hi thereI am totally hooked on blogs, so I'll give...Hi there<BR/>I am totally hooked on blogs, so I'll give a very positive view, although I do understand why people don't like them.<BR/><BR/>There's no doubt about it - you get back what you put in, but even that depends on what you want your blog for/to do. Some people have one purely as a personal reflective journal. They don't link to other blogs or comment else where - and don't expect to hearSarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-44025317547759008712008-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:002008-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:00Hello Marcel,Just came to comment on your blog but...Hello Marcel,<BR/>Just came to comment on your blog but noticed you have restricted the comment area to Blogger/Gmail users or other commercial blogs only. any reasons for that?<BR/>I do have an old Blogger account which I am using here but have no possibility here to link to my own blog, where I am writing my posts. <BR/><A HREF="http://beespace.net" REL="nofollow"> Beespace</A><BR/>Warm regardsBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649394106690803075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-48829967538106360382008-09-12T06:36:00.000-07:002008-09-12T06:36:00.000-07:00Blogs can be many different things - public record...Blogs can be many different things - public record of personal thinking, recording events as they happen, mini newsletters, basis for discussion, powerful statements about the state of the world.<BR/><BR/>Through the FOC08 assignments this week, I realized how important they can be to the community. http://valerie.posterous.com/foc08-and-global-voices-bloggi<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-21988622668755950892008-09-12T01:08:00.000-07:002008-09-12T01:08:00.000-07:00The networks that are forming from the initial lar...The networks that are forming from the initial large FOC08 group are slowly becoming visable. Initially everyone was trying to be everything to everyone, but as people settle in, they start commenting and communicating with the same people. Artie seems to be cruising everything still, perhaps looking for that connection with someone. The way I see it, start with a big group first and narrow it Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-75036120000678710222008-09-08T19:07:00.000-07:002008-09-08T19:07:00.000-07:00Current web "wisdom" say that the more, the better...Current web "wisdom" say that the more, the better. I think fewer is better. You can have fewer and more! Take the 100 and separate them into groups.<BR/><BR/>When Leigh split the meeting into two sessions, he unwittingly split the the group into two distinct groups. The natural divisions of a community are according to time. He set up two times. The two "meetings" must have had a substantial *****https://www.blogger.com/profile/08380551822903169304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-39756379622327048062008-09-08T18:44:00.000-07:002008-09-08T18:44:00.000-07:00I agree Artie. It is possible to have an intense h...I agree Artie. It is possible to have an intense high volume ongoing conversation with a small group of others. <BR/><BR/>When the number gets to big, though, then it gets difficult to manage. The structure is based on the person not the content, too many people = too confusing, have to try and combine many many similar but not necessarily parallel conversations.<BR/><BR/>With a discussion board,Marcel Bruynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419983779582130750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-54615386155282627572008-09-08T10:55:00.000-07:002008-09-08T10:55:00.000-07:00I don't feel that I suffer so much from "Informati...I don't feel that I suffer so much from "Information Overload" as "People Overload". I don't need 100+ people in a "discussion". Give me 10 people who are committed.*****https://www.blogger.com/profile/08380551822903169304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-67580028668869106712008-08-17T16:09:00.000-07:002008-08-17T16:09:00.000-07:00Hey Marcel,Nice start. Is there a discussion group...Hey Marcel,<BR/><BR/>Nice start. Is there a discussion group that goes with the foc08 course? I thought we were just blogging. I might have missed something. I know about the scheduled meetings.*****https://www.blogger.com/profile/08380551822903169304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-72419227283466688972008-08-15T02:21:00.000-07:002008-08-15T02:21:00.000-07:00Hi Marcel,I am also getting the feeling that the w...Hi Marcel,<BR/>I am also getting the feeling that the word 'community' is much more difuse than I had expected. And I'm still mulling over Leigh's question on my blog as to whether the members of this course have developed into a community or not.<BR/>This might be another question we won't be able to answer in unison.<BR/><BR/>But I think there has also been quite a bit of talk about what makes Illya Arnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861197769628094809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-14250511556975774902008-08-14T19:05:00.000-07:002008-08-14T19:05:00.000-07:00I have to say that I have been struck with the sam...I have to say that I have been struck with the same thoughts as I have followed the email discussion. I guess the importance in knowing what it is, is that it informs how we utilise an online community in our teaching.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759445428568188633.post-55635146861062043802008-08-14T15:54:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:54:00.000-07:00Hi Marcel,I really enjoyed reading your reflection...Hi Marcel,<BR/>I really enjoyed reading your reflections on online community and community of practice.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing.<BR/>Nellie Deutsch<BR/>http://nelliemuller.blogspot.com/Dr. Nellie Deutschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099360080870345257noreply@blogger.com