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Reflections on mobile blogging and VLEs

Reflections on mobile blogging and VLEs. Paul Trafford , Karl Harrison, Danny Tucker, Vivien Sieber. Overview. Introducing ‘RAMBLE’. Terminology – ‘blogs’ et al The component-based approach Introducing the Project site: http://ramble.oucs.ox.ac.uk/

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Reflections on mobile blogging and VLEs

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  1. Reflections on mobile blogging and VLEs Paul Trafford, Karl Harrison, Danny Tucker, Vivien Sieber

  2. Overview • Introducing ‘RAMBLE’. • Terminology – ‘blogs’ et al • The component-based approach • Introducing the Project site: http://ramble.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ • Work undertaken: student projects and VLE development

  3. Project Info • RAMBLE = Remote Authoring of Mobile Blogs for Learning Environments • JISC-funded, part of DEL E-tools for Learners and Teachers • Themes: widening participation and lifelong learning • Short project, aiming for quick results • Emphasis on open standards through E-Learning Framework • … and open source software in deliverables

  4. Remote Authoring of Mobile Blogs for Learning Environments • Digital remoteness – w.r.t. Internet connection • Physical remoteness - can be away from usual physical spaces of teaching and learning • Temporal remoteness – outside normal hours of lectures and tutorials.

  5. Remote Authoring of Mobile Blogs for Learning Environments A Weblog (blog): • is e.g. a journal, commentary written by individual or group of people and published on the Web • can be about anything and everything • is very simple in essence - consists of entries, each essentially of two fields • can be multimedia – text, photos, video..

  6. Remote Authoring of Mobile Blogs for Learning Environments • Writing that originates from the participant (student) • A creative process • A reflective process supported by the removal of physical and temporal constraints

  7. ‘Architecture’

  8. Student Evaluation • 5th Year Medical Students in Obs & Gyne rotation • 1st Year Chemistry Students • Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) • Obs & Gyne Windows • Chemistry Palm • Practical considerations: • keyboards, metal covers

  9. Remote Authoring of Mobile Blogs for Learning Environments • Emphasis on personal reflection • Personal Learning Space – “Personal Learning Environments” that can wrap around a person. • Institutional spaces – Virtual and Managed Learning Environments (such as WebLearn) • Special issues: privacy and security

  10. Responses • Mobility: "really satisfying to use, more relaxing and easier - none of the hassle of switching on a computer. "“I could do small pieces at a time and build up a piece” • Blogging:“It meant that I wrote down and reflected on lots of ideas that would usually not be 'relevant' - e.g. effectiveness of health care systems, attitudes of doctors towards patients, my feelings about activities.”“The blog made a daily diary a useful learning tool rather than an introspective indulgence!"

  11. VLE: Blog as Menu item

  12. Project site: http://ramble.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ Contact: ramble@oucs.ox.ac.uk

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