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Journaling Options
Asking students to reflect on their understanding through journaling can be set up in a variety of ways and it really depends on how private you want their thoughts to be.
Private (student to instructor):
- could be individual questions given in addition to a homework assignment
- Student created blog on internet: students could use an alias if they didn't want to make their identity open to the public as long as the alias is revealed to instructor.
- Individual-Instructor bog within blackboard (coming with version 6.3 this summer). There is an option where each student could have a personal blog that they keep within the blackboard structure that would only be available between the student and the instructor. This can be added from a drop-down tool selector (like learning units assignments) on the right hand side of the content area.
- Online Jounaling on internet using software like http://www.livejournal.com/. This on-line journal is very much like a blog except you can indicate who can read it: specific users, friends, or open
Community of Learners:
- Discussion Board within blackboard could be an option where all students are answering the same questions. This could give the students the opportunity to see where others are having problems and perhaps even be able to help them work through their issues.
- Class Blog within Blackboard (coming with version 6.3 this summer). As mentioned above you could have a blog within the blackboard structure. If you wanted students to share their reflected this would give them the opportunity to share between themselves without being concerned about being open to the public.
Community of Practice:
- Individual Blog on internet. Students could create their own blog sites or include their reflections on their current site if they already have one. This gives them the opportunity to be professional and accountable to a larger community of practioners.
- Class Blog on internet. You might consider have one blog with students as contributors.
- Open Discussion Forum using online software like Proboards, QuickTopic, etc. An open discussion forum like you'd find in blackboard only open to the web.
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