I have been reading with interest the edublogs of particpants and it has occured to me what a fantastic oppoprtunity blogging is for strengthening AfL. This relatively inexpensive and completely accessible mechanism offers learners the opportunity to reflect on what they have learnt, how they have learnt, challenges to learning and how they have overcome them. It offers particpants the opportunity to self assess and peer commentary. In this respect it is a forum for structured and managed learning talk. It offers the teacher the opportunity to set self assessment opportunites and respond any time any place anywhere to pupil outcomes. It empowers learners to take control of their learning and their journey of discovery. It requires in this respect critrical and analytical thought processes. I think it would be a great case study to explore how the use of edublogs can strengthen AfL for our pupils. The interesting thing is it would no doubt raise interesting debate about our approaches to asssessment and the very existence of testing and, …oh yes… league tables as a way of measuring pupil progress!!! But for those very reasons I think it would be a right and educationally purposeful case study to pursue. What do you think?
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:57 pm
You know, I hadn’t really thought that seriously about my research question until today, but after yesterday’s discussion on blogging, and my love of it, it seemed natural to do something with blogging and AfL … so hopefully I’ve fulfilled your wish here, without realising I was doing it!
I will be looking forward to regular updates – we all will! – from Australia once you get there. I look forward to seeing lots of photos from Perth on Flickr!
May 30th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Just thought I’d remind you that we’re looking forward to those regular updates from Down Under!
June 30th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Ruth – me again – how are you?!
August 1st, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Perhaps I should send a reminder every month … how are you?! Have you got internet access yet?!