does anyone have any guidance/resources on how to most effectively use a blog or wiki to compliment a college level course. Any suggestions? Anyone you know who is particularly effective at using this to enhance a course.

e.g., I am using blogs in a master's level course as a metacognitive journaling activity (http://etap687.edublogs.org), but am very nterested in what other's are doing and how, and what is known about best practices, research, etc.

any info would be fab.

thanks.

alex

Hi. Here was my top 10 list in february 2008

twitter - http://twitter.com - microblog, community of practice, communication, support
Second Life - https://secure-web14.secondlife.com/join/- to create your avatar. There are no costs associated with Avatar creation. - user created virtual reality. I am interested in its potential as a an extension of the educational institution for online and f2f students and faculty and as a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Voicethread - http://voicethread.com - very cool!
Ustream - http://www.ustream.tv
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/- audio editing/recording
Blinklist - http://www.blinklist.com/ - social bookmarking tool
Del.icio.us - http://del.icio.us - social bookmarking tool
Skype - http://www.skype.com/
edublogs (wordpress) - http://edublogs.org/ - free education blogs for faculty and students.
Adobe Breeze Presenter - voice annotated powerpoint presentations. Breeze Presenter works with Microsoft PowerPoint content and allows the ability to add narration, presenter information, interactive quizzes, animations, and video.

Today, i would have to also add:
seesmic - http://seesmic.com/ threaded asnynchronous video discussion.
jing - http://jingproject.com I can't tell you how slammin' this tool is! - screen capture/screen casting
oovoo - http://www.oovoo.com/ - like skype on steroids.
youtube quickcapture - www.youtube.com/my_videos_quick_capture - really easy to use
diigo - : )

Clif Mims wrote:
> What are your very favorite resources for enhancing teaching, learning and management?


Clif Mims wrote:
> What are your very favorite resources for enhancing teaching, learning and management?