tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690996674759276620.post541436751256130996..comments2019-07-25T05:03:48.359+05:00Comments on <i>the</i> <b>BE<i>o</i>n<i>o</i>mics</b> <i>blog</i>: Simplicity is the Last Refuge of the ComplexUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690996674759276620.post-37471510493334582932011-01-12T23:24:49.698+05:002011-01-12T23:24:49.698+05:00Ha! I hope you get good replies!Ha! I hope you get good replies!Tonyhttp://drtonymyers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690996674759276620.post-63664464381606549302011-01-12T13:29:17.741+05:002011-01-12T13:29:17.741+05:00Holding hands might just be an anthropological con...Holding hands might just be an anthropological constant ;) On Ning and Moodle I find myself sending DMs to "keep my voice down".Annehttp://annehodgson.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690996674759276620.post-72223363296565987702011-01-11T21:43:04.282+05:002011-01-11T21:43:04.282+05:00Hi Anne,
That's very interesting as I've b...Hi Anne,<br />That's very interesting as I've been wondering if I've been doing too much nurturing - posting too much content, offering too much praise, encouraging people too much. I know it sounds a bit strange but I wonder if the Web 2.0 generation don't like their hands being held too much.<br />Anyway, many thanks for you thoughts.Tonyhttp://drtonymyers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690996674759276620.post-75900254868734495872011-01-11T11:09:59.472+05:002011-01-11T11:09:59.472+05:00Hi Tony,
I've had the same experience, from Bl...Hi Tony,<br />I've had the same experience, from Blogger to Wikispaces and Moodle to Ning. Ergo I think the hurdle is not so much the handling of any platform as the practice of learners putting themselves out there in a foreign language and in the formal context of a course. In a group of 20 to 25 students, maybe 2-3 will get off on doing stuff online from the outset, and post loads. Not doing anything on the platform is like not raising your hand in class. Needs nurturing so it doesn't feel like you're an alpha teacher's pet.Annehttp://annehodgson.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690996674759276620.post-22752816527500292012011-01-10T21:42:54.901+05:002011-01-10T21:42:54.901+05:00Hi Evan,
Yes, some of these things do require a sm...Hi Evan,<br />Yes, some of these things do require a small investment of time and effort, but, particularly with Twitter, it soon pays dividends<br />Hopefully, though, with the programme lined up for the BESIG Ning this year, there will be an explosion of interest.Tonyhttp://drtonymyers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690996674759276620.post-90178521154743868452011-01-10T20:45:46.661+05:002011-01-10T20:45:46.661+05:00Hi Tony
I think you've hit the problem with t...Hi Tony<br /><br />I think you've hit the problem with the whole Web 2.0 thing - there is so much out there, and very little of it is easy to use. I'm always saddened about how few business English teachers are using twitter for example, or the BESIG Ning pages. But I can understand why - it's just too much hassle getting to know another system which will probably be replaced in a year or two.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14297684565737039317noreply@blogger.com