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Hi John, and everyone, We are piloting a scheme with our student ambassadors (under widening participation/diversity) - basically they are able to obtain academic credits for their ambassadorial role, and we are planning to use blogs as a reflective journalling tool for them. I am just beginning to get really excited about wikis, too. It seems to me that there are huge opportunities for, say, project teams to collate everything in one virtual place that is accessible to everyone on the team. Has anyone else used them with groups of students or staff? Ruth -----Original Message----- From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Hilsdon Sent: 20 July 2005 15:47 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Software - and Blogging Two things: ONE: Hi Anne-Kathrin The list has been very quiet recently so I don't think you are missing out. The default position is that if you hit 'reply' now you will reply only to the original sender - so you have to make the effort to include the whole list. Not sure if it's 'ideal' but we haven't recently had any 'bunging-up-the-boxes' complaints! TWO: I've been meaning to write to the list for a while asking if anyone out there is blogging or using blogs with students. I've been very impressed with the Warwick university system - http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/ And am trying to establish a project here in Plymouth. Have three academics willing to have a try ... my list of suggested purposes for investigation are below - here's an extract from the proposal I sent out: I want to investigate the possibility of establishing a mechanism to host student blogs (via a notional intranet area) wherein students will be encouraged to record (perhaps using anonymised aliases) and compare their experiences of study at the UoP - progress made, eureka moments, experience of particular tasks, assignments or material, the highs, the lows, frustrations, joys, human and cultural factors etc. UoP Bloggers would be asked their permission to use/reproduce selected contents of their blogs, and I envisage a number of potentially valuable outcomes, such as: . Providing data for research into the student experience . Investigating the role of reflective writing in learning . Exploring possible e-learning implications of blogging and related technologies . Enhancing the university's quality mechanisms in terms of obtaining feedback and evaluation . Supporting the development of learning communities in particular discipline areas Any thoughts, folks? John Hilsdon Co-ordinator, Learning Development University of Plymouth Drake Circus Plymouth PL4 8AA 01752 232276 [log in to unmask] http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/learn