Do Students Like Using Ning? - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T15:23:18Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/do-students-like-using-ning?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A209075&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Sarita, You raise a good q…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-03:649749:Comment:2090752008-11-03T15:52:06.224Zbruce nhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/brucen37
Hi Sarita, You raise a good question. I am in just starting the third week of a second year undergraduate course in the UK. I have like all University courses, a module descriptor which sets out 'what the module' is about. As part of my discussions with the students we looked at using Ning or Facebook as a tool to support the course. I argued that facebook was a site they used when they had a 'social head' on - friends drop in etc, they respond, they are relaxed. Ning was new to them (all of…
Hi Sarita, You raise a good question. I am in just starting the third week of a second year undergraduate course in the UK. I have like all University courses, a module descriptor which sets out 'what the module' is about. As part of my discussions with the students we looked at using Ning or Facebook as a tool to support the course. I argued that facebook was a site they used when they had a 'social head' on - friends drop in etc, they respond, they are relaxed. Ning was new to them (all of them) the argument was that being new they would use it with a 'professional/studious' head on and have a clear distinction in their mind as to the purpose of each tool. Most students saw the distinction as a valuable one. They chose ning on those grounds. <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearningsfc/sfcbookletreap.pdf">They are also designing there own assessment</a>. In trying to give students 'voice' on these matters I am trying to learn from them - Michael Wesch's YoutUbe videos have taught me a lot!<br />
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Hope this helps, Bruce