How we learn
30-August-2005
permalinkI've posted this because I think it is an excellent illustration of the way people are using ICT for learning. It is a message posted to the UK based, BECTA ICT Research Network which operates through a list server.
Firstly, the 'learning' is problem based - the message is inspired by a practical problem, rather than a research hypothesis.
Secondly, it is posted to a list which represents a distributed community of practice.
The practitioner is hoping to gain ideas, knowledge and ultimately learning from a more experienced member or members of the community of practice.
This matches perfectly the way in which we have found non formal learning to take place in Small and Medium Enterprises using ICT.
"Hello all!
I was wondering if anyone had any experience or references as to how to
set up moblogs for young learners. Is there any way that you can have
e.g. a class run their own private moblogs that are not available to the
public but at the same time have them be able to respond to one
another's blogs?
My wish is to set up an experiment where students aged ca. 16 are given
free reign to make their own blog using texting and pictures from camera
phones and thereby creating a kind of community around the blogs. My
problem is that my funding is pretty much nonexistent (surprise...). Any
ideas on how this can be done on free software?"
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