tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post2782648687502512343..comments2024-03-25T17:34:35.600+11:00Comments on Sarah Stewart: Lurking in online communitiesSarah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-27998504186878383202007-09-22T17:21:00.000+10:002007-09-22T17:21:00.000+10:00My feeling would be that, if participation is part...My feeling would be that, if participation is part of the course requirement, then it is perfectly Ok to require evidence that students have been reading and thinking about each others postings. for example if we do require midwifery students to blog is some sort of closed group then, I feel, participation in each others blogs should be a requirement.<BR/>CarolynCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464510128406258242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-21913011886688497862007-09-22T06:47:00.000+10:002007-09-22T06:47:00.000+10:00Here is another older piece about lurking in commu...Here is another older piece about lurking in communities of practice <BR/>http://www.cpsquare.org/edu/News/archives/000016.html<BR/><BR/>And I'm thrilled you have connected with my friend Ton. Small world, eh?Nancy Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374074594611764684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-4813031862777785362007-09-22T06:21:00.000+10:002007-09-22T06:21:00.000+10:00Thank you for your comment, Rixa. I have started t...Thank you for your comment, Rixa. I have started to find that myself, just how time consuming all these online activities are. I think I will have to be very strategic about I read, watch and comment on.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-2648485438321216502007-09-22T03:13:00.000+10:002007-09-22T03:13:00.000+10:00Hi Sarah,Glad to see my old posting from 2004 bein...Hi Sarah,<BR/>Glad to see my old posting from 2004 being useful for your thinking. I am always amazed how these mycelium like networks of conversations spread :)<BR/><BR/>best,<BR/>TonTonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724486867175762977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-33955291009819298802007-09-22T01:55:00.000+10:002007-09-22T01:55:00.000+10:00Part of the lurking phenomenon is time and effort-...Part of the lurking phenomenon is time and effort--I follow a lot of blogs & communities that I don't comment on frequently. They are quite important to me, but I don't always have the time or mental energy to say something. And perhaps that "something" has been said better by someone else already.Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-35128982027438237072007-09-21T07:52:00.000+10:002007-09-21T07:52:00.000+10:00Thanks for your comments, Graeme. I absolutely agr...Thanks for your comments, Graeme. I absolutely agree with everything you have said. As I said before, how do you measure participation? The other thing I have found is that every group is different-what works for one group will not necessarily work for another group. Certainly keeps us on our toes! But I must admit, since my reading about lurking, I am a lot more tolerant of lurkers - after all, I am one too!Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-2694359258681575422007-09-21T06:51:00.000+10:002007-09-21T06:51:00.000+10:00Hi Sarah, I don't personally favour using assessme...Hi Sarah, <BR/>I don't personally favour using assessments (assessments that make up a course mark - pass/fail) as a method of discouraging lurking or making people contribute because people will ultimetly decide fore themselves.<BR/><BR/>My first method to overcome this problem is to set a course up so that it encourages people to be active. Then provide an open communication system which is prompt and two way. Then make some activities which people are encouraged to do and are meaningfully linked with course objectives and content.<BR/>I have always found that participation in any course is generally more to do with the way that a course is structured and delivered rather than a fault of individual learners. If it is aimed at the wrong level then people choose to dropout.If it is dictatorial and non-responsive - you guessed it!<BR/>I often also use an option assessment which I mark but does not contribute to the final mark but gives course participants an opportunity to see where they are.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393025125202436686noreply@blogger.com