09-14-15 “Engagement, Rapport, and Discussion”

Session Outline (60 minutes total):

  1. Introductions (5 minutes)
  2. Theories on Engagement, Motivation, and Discussion (15 minutes)
  3. Overview of Blogging Research (15 minutes)
  4. Overview of U.OSU.EDU (5 minutes)
  5. Editing a Premade Blog (10 minutes)
  6. Creating a Blog and Inviting Participants (10 minutes)

Resources we will reference today:

  1. Philip, R. & Nicholls, J. (2009). Group blogs: Documenting collaborative drama processes. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 25(5), 683-699
  2. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. (2015). The ultimate guide to the use of blogs in teaching. Retrieved from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-guide-to-use-of-blogs-in.html
  3. The Ohio State University. (2015). What is U.OSU.EDU? Retrieved from http://u.osu.edu/blog/2013/08/29/what-is-u-osu-edu/

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  1. Having attended the workshop, are you glad you attended? Would you have been bummed had you missed it?
  2. Was an hour too long, too short, or just enough time to cover the material?
  3. Did we leave anything out? What should we have covered, if anything?
  4. Would you consider using blogs in the future? If so, why and for what? If not, why not?
  5. Would you consider using u.osu.edu in the future? If so, why? If not, why not?
  6. What didn’t we do very well, if anything?
  7. What did we do very well, if anything?
  8. Would you recommend ESTA’s workshops to a friend?
  9. Will you be attending another ESTA workshop?

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