Marc was in my class last session and he was invited to come along to the Teacher’s learning to blog CPD courses I’m giving at the moment -that’s just one more thing to distract me from the dissertation time ………. but my critical friend Kim’s comments tell me differently:) .
Marc got in touch through the class blog last weekend to let us know that he had been voted the 2nd most popular blog in the edubuzz domain in April 2008.
Well done Marc!!
Like the other volunteers, he really enjoyed the experience of teaching teachers !!
…… Anyway back to the ‘drawing board’ … as opposed to the ‘dashboard’ 
. I’ve reconstructed the conclusions section to add this bit:
This case study was carried out in order to find an answer to the following question:
Can Weblogs and Wikis and other associated emerging social software tools be used to create an effective on-line learning community?
Having analysed the findings in relation to the three aims of the study and the review of literature and current thinking on the topic, clear conclusions can be drawn. In this particular study, there was a gradual fusion of the online and offline worlds of the classroom. When the study began, the distinction between the relatively casual online teacher/pupil connections contrasted sharply with the more formal offline classroom relationships. As the study period progressed, however, there was a continuing merging of the two spaces. The new online familiarity led to a greater awareness of pupil personal interests and concerns. This resulted in offline discussions occurring and eventual changes to the delivery and content of the familiar classroom curriculum. The children’s informal online voices began to have a direct influence on what was to be included in their more formal offline learning programme.
I’d better go …. that clock is still clicking!!!!!
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