I found this answer from Mark Berthelemy, who will be talking at out e-learning conference on October 30th & 31st.  

Someone asked: "What's the difference between a blog, a forum and a conference? - They all look the same to me!"

I'm afraid there's no simple answer to that one. Much depends on the software you are using and the functionality it offers, but it also depends on how you choose to use that software.

My feeling is that a blog is centred on an individual (but it could be a group of individuals) who post an idea for dissemination amongst a wider audience. That wider audience can't post initial ideas, but they can comment on those ideas. Blogs tend to work really well to publicise ideas and as learning journals.

A forum is usually more "democratic" in that anyone can post a message. So they tend to be used more for groups learning together in a social constructivist model.

We had a long discussion about "blogs, forums & the nature of discussion" over on the Moodle forums a couple of years ago. You might find that useful, there's a lot of meat in it: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=27338 (login as guest if you haven't got a Moodle.org id yet).

 

Guaranteed to make browsing faster.

It also helps prevent you from accidentally closing down the window that your flash animation was in (rather than pressing the back button!)

Give it a go......  you will never look back!

 

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A new folder has been added that will eventually contain all of the flash animations that I have aquired over the last 2 years.  Click on the "File Storage" link on the right of the screen to browse the content.  I can only hope that they are all legal for free distribution!!

Check back on a regular basis or subscribe to the RSS feed to see what has been added.

If you have any to add or know that one may be subject to copyright infringement please let me know!!

I am in the process of creating a Business & Enterprise Learning Community for Norfolk. Having re-established the Business Related Studies Network (BRS) with Mike Hodkinson it has become apparent that although there are a few initial technical set-up issues the demand and need for this community is high. The thing we lack the most of in our profession is time and this tool will enable us to share time and resources.

Watch this space for future developments and sign up to be our 'friend'!

I am in the process of creating a Business & Enterprise Learning Community for Norfolk. Having re-established the Business Related Studies Network (BRS) with Mike Hodkinson it has become apparent that although there are a few initial technical set-up issues the demand and need for this community is high. The thing we lack the most of in our profession is time and this tool will enable us to share time and resources.

Watch this space for future developments and sign up to be our 'friend'!

 

A online diary has been added to the blog so all visitors can view potential outreach slots.

 

As you can see, the blog is in it's infancy so don't get disallusioned too quickly!!

Should have some useful resources and links by the end of the week for you all. 

 

Jamie 

Having been frightened of technology for years, I am pleased to report a change in attitude.  I realise that more able children find ICT stimulating and challenging and it is certainly the way forward for enabling students of similar ability, particularly in rural areas, to communicate with each other.  I am currently working on an e-learning project with small groups of year 7 and 12/13 students, using visual art to stimulate online discussions.  As a student of Oxford Brookes University (and an Associate Tutor), the e-learning course has been an interesting experience; I am probably bottom of the class and realise how children feel when I am impatient with them when they find writing or reading difficult.

To begin at the beginning . . .

It's probably worth thinking about how active membership of the Norfolk ASTs Learning Community might enhance the work of ASTs.  Seb Gasse has written a blog here in which he reports on the presentation he gave to ASTs introducing blogging.  He has put his PPt presentation in his File Storage.  But I think it might be worth putting a bit of flesh on the bone.  In the AST Network File Storage (use the link on the right of this page or click here: E Networking ) is the PowerPoint presentation that I gave to delegates to the Norfolk E-Learning launch in early November.  It's quite theoretical, but you might be interested. If you're not, ignore it by all means.  After all, one of the beauties of this technology is that you don't have to follow the links!  On the other hand, if following up some background reading about social constructivism is appealing, you might like to look at my del.icio.us links here.

 The point is that this really is a Learning Network.  The active participant should learn more effectively as a result of using the network.  And by active participant I really mean someone who not only reads and comments on other peoples' postings, but who posts themselves.  We're probably all familiar with the teachers' truism that you never really understand something until you've taught it.  Well I think it's the same in this context: you never really undertand what you're doing until you've blogged it!

 More musings to follow.