Edublogs @ Caroline Chisholm Catholic College
A Learning and Teaching Tool
Overview of Edublogs
Professional Learning Days
• Tuesday 8th Dec: Edublogs Plenary
• Wednesday 9th Dec: Workshop 1 & 2
• Thursday 10th Dec: Workshop 3
• Friday 11th Dec: Student Learning Portfolios
Please refer to EOYPL Program for times and venue
Overview of Plenary
• What is a blog?
• Using blogs as a learning and teaching
tool
• Pilot Project
• Blogging for teachers
• Edublogs Campus
What is a Blog?
• Blogs are classified as a Web 2.0 tool.
• Web 2.0 Tools is the term for ‘Advanced
Internet Technologies and Applications.’
• Blogs in plain English (www.teachertube.com)
What is a Blog?
• The term “blog” is short for web log.
• A blog is a chronologically ordered series
of Web site updates, written and
organised like a traditional diary.
• It can contain images, audio and other
forms of media.
• Blogs invite readers to comment on what
has been said.
Approaches to Learning & Teaching
Constructive Learning
Differentiated Learning
E-learning
Individual Education Programs
(IEPs)
Lifelong Learning
Multiple Intelligences
Metacognition
Problem-Based Learning
Student-Centred Learning
Using Blogs as a Learning and
Teaching Tool
Blogging
E-learning
Lifelong Learning
Multiple Intelligence
Metacognition
Student-Centred
Learning
“Blogs provide a communication space that
teachers can utilise with students whenever
there is a curriculum need to develop
writing, share ideas and reflect on work
being undertaken in the classroom.”
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/cur
riculum/ict/weblogs/#value
Pilot Project
Objectives:
• To evaluate the effectiveness of blogs as
a teaching and learning tool.
• To empower students to be responsible
for and to personalise their learning
through the use of digital portfolios.
Pilot Project
7G
JDI, LHA
Curriculum
Edublogs
7H
AQU, JMC
Shared with
an audience
Pilot Project
7D
KWE, SMC
Timetabled
Computer Lab
Ed. Support
Staff
Anita, Erin
& Leanne
Semester 2
2009
Teacher Blogs
Student Learning
Portfolios
Blogging for Teachers
• An informational resource.
• An instructional resource.
• Incorporate curriculum links to extend the reach
of student resources.
• To archive and access teacher materials and
resources in the future.
• A discussion forum.
Blogging for Teachers
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KWE
SMC
JDI
Education Support
VCA
Evaluation of Pilot Project
Strengths
Considerations
Student engagement evident
Internet credit
Increased student responsibility, including
goal setting
Students forgetting passwords
Good forum for student reflection
Scaffolding required to assist students in selecting
evidence to showcase
Caters for personalisation of learning
Storage space limited
Effective communication tool
Intellectual property
An opportunity for students to develop their
computer skills
Tendency for blog to become informal, social forum
Use of edublogs was well supported
Increased teacher confidence
Blogging in 2010
“21st century learning is not about gathering
information but about knowing how to act on it,
knowing what questions to ask of it and being able to
thinking critically about content and origin.”
• 2009 – Pilot Project
- Staff Professional Learning
• 2010 – Teacher Blogs
- Year 9 Student Learning Portfolios
Edublogs Campus
CCCC Edublogs Campus (can be accessed via College intranet).
Benefits of Edublogs Campus:
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Allows blogs to be centralised, created and managed within our
domain, Caroline Chisholm Catholic College
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Academically focused plugins, designs and features
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Ability to create and manage hundreds of blogs
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Ability to control matters of privacy
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Tracking content users, usage and visitors
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Transforming professional development
Edublogs Campus
Teachers are provided with an account
URL: blogs.cccc.vic.edu.au/vcatania/
Blog Title: Vanessa Catania’s Blog
Username: vcatania
Password: auto-generated
Sample Email
Dear User,
Your new CCCC Edublogs Campus blog has been successfully set up at:
http://blogs.cccc.vic.edu.au/ksmith/
You can log in to the administration site with the following information:
Username: ksmith
Password: ********
Login Here: http://blogs.cccc.vic.edu.au/ksmith/wp-login.php
To help you get started you may wish to refer to edublogs support materials:
http://help.edublogs.org/getting-started-with-edublogs/
Please make regular reference to the blogs.cccc site of for updates, information,
resources and support:
http://blogs.cccc.vic.edu.au/
We hope you enjoy your new blog!
--CCCC Edublogs Campus
Vision
Design, Creativity &
Technology
Investigating &
Design
Producing
Analysing &
Evaluating
Thank you
• Pilot Group: KWE, SMC, JDI, LHA, AQU,
JMC, Anita Dodson, Leanne Azzopardi,
Erin Clayton
• Facilitators: MGU, LSW, JRA, ABR,
SMC, Anita Dodson
• Special Mention: JPA, NBR