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cogdogblog
Collaborative Learning
Dale Pike
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Disruptive Technology
EdBlogger Praxis
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EduBlog Insights
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elearningpost
elearnspace
Headshift Moments
HomoLudens
Jim Flowers
Learning Circuits
Many 2 Many
Mark Roseman
Online Learning
open-education
Seblogging
Stephen Downes
teachnology
Ten Reasons Why
Tim Lauer
SiT
Weblogg-ed
X-Plana

Internet

A Networked World
headshift moments
mamamusings
tmt, tlt
McGee's Musings
Micah Alpern
Microdoc News
Powazek
Scripting News

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Connectivity
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Mathemagenic
Open Access News
Seb's Open Research
The Shifted Librarian
Unbound Spiral


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Friday, February 13, 2004

Lurkers and Online Learning Headshift points to Ton who talks about Lurkers as potential bridges in social networks: "The most obvious characteristic of a lurker is that he's at the fringe of a group, listening and observing. Being at the fringe may seem like a bad place from the core, but in fact is a good position to build bridges to other groups, and be aware of other groups in the vicinity. In a face to face setting like a pub or a meeting of some kind, a lurker is visible, often shortly introduced after which the focus of attention shifts to the established group members again." Which got me thinking, especially as I've just penned a plan using email which attempts to explain that in learning through email groups lurking isn't such a bad thing. Guess what's working through my mind is the possibility that not only is it not a bad thing because of the active personal interaction with the emails flying about and exposure / observation of discussion but that, in fact, learners who aren't so engaged in that discussion may also be so because they are coming from a different 'angle' and that angle can be enable the formation of other learning networks... well, if that learner has a blog which they keep I guess it can... 1:49:42 PM    comments   trackback

IT Forum: email and email groups activity Here's an activity using the model of IT Forum (instructional technology discussion forum) as a lesson plan. Simple but effective use of email and email groups. 12:49:29 PM    comments   trackback

Nothing to do with the great civil rights leader, James Farmer, but here are some links that are:

Greensboro sit-ins
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