Finally got to hear the two sessions on the 9th and 14th. Would be great to have been present and try the whiteboard tools myself. What is our online identity. A bit shattering to find we all have one. googling oneself an enlightening exercise. Really impressed with Sarah's comment about taking charge of your online identity rather than just letting it happen. Still not as comfortable with this idea compared to the children though. Instinct to reveal not too much. What would you like on a billboard is a good question to think about. Also the various identities we have. True. Catching up with old friends often reminds us of a historical identity we wanted to 'lose'.
Community and networks discussions. Really like the boundedness of groups concept here. In the face to face setting versus the online setting is it more likely that those excluded just drop away. striving to encourage people to stay engaged on a network must be tricky? How does one get a sense of the degrees of engagement I wonder.
good points about summaries and not taking over meaning making. Does online facilitation give more power to the learner. and learning communities appeals with the intermittent engagement that it allows. how to facilitate such networks?
Hi Gillian, great to hear from you :) Sorry I haven't been in touch before - I didn't realise I didn't have you in my Google Reader.
ReplyDeleteTalking about online identities for children, I read once that a chap had bought domains for his kids so they were there to use when the time came, and someone else didn't pinch them. What advice would you give parents about online identity and their children?