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Thanks f0r your helpful post Helen. I get your point about having some reason to blog. I have maintained project blogs before, but that is a different beast.

For me I currently don’t feel constrained to be more professional, yet. Maybe comments will fix my approach!

Peter I think you are right.

The real reasons people don’t feel like testing the technology are multitude. I like that you mention fear as this is something  I hear often. I think that this illustrates the size of the problem, but not the size of the solution. For example, if we can just remove the fear of looking silly in front of students,…[Read more]

Hmm. Eureka moment maybe.

When there are so many voices in a forum (task 0.1) going in so many directions, maybe talking things through on your own is the way to go?

I feel more comfortable in forums than iLearningUK. I think moderation might be a key issue, but then there are different kinds of forums and providing expectations are appropriate then they work or perhaps it just isn’t the right kind of place for what you want.

For me I have started a new activity – blogging. I have started a blog many times…[Read more]

Thanks neobadwolfone for getting this started. It is hard to hit a blank page and you really set people going!

I agree with you to some extent about the ‘enhancing’, but I have to join Tom in remembering the ‘learning’.

My ‘big problem’ is around engaging academics as others have stated. My current half-baked thinking is that maybe stating this…[Read more]