Plenty of attitude
It is interesting to see the development of the blogs started by my peers last Wednesday (Do follow the links to Ian, Jayne, Ben and Barry's blogs .......), the type of initial postings and tones developing.Ben's blog www.Praxis1.blogspot.com has really taken off now with much of the discourse on assessment and feedback, discussed prior to practical activity, developing organically through his postings and subsequent comments. It is particularly good to see that a tutor working outside the initial group has already 'got the bug'.
Comparison of the contents of the blogs (even at this early stage) brings to the fore the whole issue of 'authorial tone'. This is an area of considerable interest since adoption of a particular tone may imply selection, conscious or otherwise of the intended audience of (and contributors to) the discourse.
The tone of Jayne and Barry's blogs is light and the comments follow suit. Their postings are clearly part of initial experimentation. Ian's blog contains contrasting styles, his second posting starting to indicate particular academic interests and reflecting a rapidly developed comfort with the medium. For Ben, the medium has already become secondary to the content .... his tone encourages participation of academics and invites serious interaction.
posted by Jane @ 3:06 pm
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Hi Monica
Its so exciting to find my peers from H806 accessing the blogs my team have started to post. I get hyper every time there's an 'external' comment on one of their blogs - Its a bit like blogwatch really!
Assessment and feedback is a national issue for HE in England and we are keen to develop pedagogical discussion on the topic. All input very welcome.
Ben is in the middle of moving house at present so his blog is not as active as it had been but watch this space (and do join in). He is going to lead the development of a team blog on the subject of assessment and I suspect this will become quite lively.
I completed my first LO yesterday evening. It took forever! I hope you have fared better.
One down, two to go - and a small but energetic boy to entertain ....
:-)
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