As documented through Google and Site Meter, the readership for these blogs extends around the world. Interest continues to grow. It seems that the blogs are meeting a need at a number of institutions. It is gratifying that others have found them useful. Yet, the focus of the blogs remains to serve the faculty and staff at UIS. While interests at other institutions are certainly similar, there remain challenges and opportunities that are unique to each institution. Therefore, it would seem appropriate that other institutions use this method to modify the content of these blogs or to create new and unique blogs to more precisely meet their needs to communicate with the faculty and staff engaged in the online learning process.
The efficiency of the blog with the associated hyperlinks, RSS syndication and comment features provides a model for communication that can fit intothe very busy lifestyle academics and technologists who are engaged in this field. It provides a ready means of identifying key news and research on a daily basis. The archive function of the blog enables word search of the titles and brief summaries. Over time, as the archives grow, they become more and more valuable as a means to track changing technologies, pedagogies and viewpoints in online learning.
The blogs serve a function of linking faculty, staff and students who share an interest in this field. With the comment function, the potential exists to create on-going dialog among readers on issues and technologies.
IV. THE BLOGS
1. Online Learning Update: EDU
2. Techno-News Blog : TECNO
3. Educational Technology : TECHNOLOGY
V. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ray Schroeder is Professor Emeritus of Communication, Director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the University of Illinois at Springfield and Faculty Associate at the University of Illinois Online. He has taught more than a dozen online classes. As Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning he leads the campus online initiative. As Faculty Associate, Schroeder is engaged in the formation of online learning policy for the University of Illinois. He is a Sloan Consortium Distinguished Scholar in Online Learning 2002-2003 and the recipient of the Sloan Consortium Most Outstanding Achievement in ALN by an Individual Award 2002.
Para más detalles mejor es leer el artículo completo del prof. Schroeder en su : VERSION EN INGLES
En seguida colocaré varios Blogs que tienen que ver con el asunto del e-learning. Veamos:
Educación en Linea
Recursos en e-lerning
BLOGGER y Educar
Tecnología Educativa
Además varios enlaces muy recomendables como son :
News GOOGLE
SITEMETER
NEWSIS FREE EDU
Pueden abrirlos uno a uno para su mejor provecho.
Para ver lo que pasa en el mundo mejor es ir a : FOX NEWS
Kinja es un lugar donde ud. puede poner los Blogs que más le han llamado la atención. Es un buen lugar para conocer otros blogs y promocionar sus webs.
Kinja is a place where you can put the Blogs that more they have called it the attention. It is a good place to know other blogs and to promote your webs.
Este enlace es un buen ejemplo :
KINJA de Askain
Hoy estoy colocando cuatro enlaces sobre portales y Hojas Webs dedicadas al turismo. En seguida pueden ver el link de una excelente revista on-line que viene de la Universidad de La Laguna en tenerife : PASOS ON-LINE
Luego el mejor portal de turismo de Venezuela con premios en perspectiva, o sea : ECOPORTAL de Venezuela
Y por supuesto un excelente portal de Brasil en : ESTUDOS TURISTICOS
También el enlace de la mejor revista académica sobre turismo que nos viene de Buenos Aires :
La Revista del CIET
La mejor revista digital sobre antropología urbana viene de Brasil, o sea : OS URBANISTAS
Otro curso Free de blog se encuentra en : MAILxMAIL
Here there is other course Free of Blog
Dicen que este Blog elaborado por una Banda de Rock ubicada en California (USA), contiene video, sonido y algo más de la nueva tecnología, el enlace es :
WEEZERVEN
Really this Blog is of high technology?