Incorporated Subversion
James Farmer,
incorporated subversion,
Oct 05, 2004
James Farmer has moved his Incorporated Subversion blog to a new location, giving it (finally) its own website. And he launches the new site with a flair, beginning with a longish article titled Communication dynamics: Discussion boards, weblogs and the development of communities of inquiry in online learning environments. The paper looks at the use of online learning envrionments (OLEs) in Australia, arguing that the use of blogs should be encouraged to supplement the communications capacities of discussion boards, encourage social presence, and incorporate subvrsion. Good paper, very much on the same wavelength as my own thinking, especially near the conclusion. "Rather than design with constraint in mind, design with freedom and flexibility in mind … this emphasises the active and purposeful role of learners in configuring learning environments to resonate with their own needs, echoing the notions of learning with technology through 'mindful engagement' (Squires 1999 p. 1)."
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