Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 9, 2008 - 11:01.
Sharing too much information online?
This can happen in the f2f classroom too, with traumatic consequences. Many instructors are perhaps better "placed" (or more experienced) to manage it in the classroom than online.
But then again, as an online instructor, it has been my experience that it is quick and easy to hit the DELETE button - with the student's permission to do so. In the case of blogging, the student can do this - and/or they can also place additional comments about what has happened. If you are worried about this happening with blogging, then deal with is as you start and as you go along - discuss appropriacy and the implications of posting certain kinds of stories and material.
Examine your own anxieties about this too. What are you *really* worried about? Probe your thoughts and feelings - what is the worst thing that could happen, and why are you worried about this?
I think another issue here is: if something disastrous or hurtful happens - then who takes responsibility?
(Why) Should our fears hold us back from engaging with these new spaces and tools?
Isn't life meant to be risky? Shouldn't we be helping our students to cope with an uncertain, risky world?
Sharing too much information online
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 9, 2008 - 11:01.
Sharing too much information online?
This can happen in the f2f classroom too, with traumatic consequences. Many instructors are perhaps better "placed" (or more experienced) to manage it in the classroom than online.
But then again, as an online instructor, it has been my experience that it is quick and easy to hit the DELETE button - with the student's permission to do so. In the case of blogging, the student can do this - and/or they can also place additional comments about what has happened. If you are worried about this happening with blogging, then deal with is as you start and as you go along - discuss appropriacy and the implications of posting certain kinds of stories and material.
Examine your own anxieties about this too. What are you *really* worried about? Probe your thoughts and feelings - what is the worst thing that could happen, and why are you worried about this?
I think another issue here is: if something disastrous or hurtful happens - then who takes responsibility?
(Why) Should our fears hold us back from engaging with these new spaces and tools?
Isn't life meant to be risky? Shouldn't we be helping our students to cope with an uncertain, risky world?