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http://del.icio.us/newpractices/blog
http://del.icio.us/newpractices/wiki
At these del.icio.us sites you’ll find websites related to blogs and wikis.
Blogger: https://www.blogger.com/start
Blogger is a popular and highly user-friendly service for starting a blog and networking with other bloggers around any area of interest.
WordPress: http://wordpress.com/
WordPress is another general and large blog community.
Edublogs: http://www.edublogs.org/
Edublogs is a large community of educational bloggers. Start a blog to contribute to this community, or read blogs by trainers and educators who are using blogs for learning.
Wikispaces: http://www.wikispaces.com/
Wikispaces is arguably the most popular wiki tool for use in teaching and learning due to its simplicity of use.
WordPress: http://WordPress.org/
You can use the WordPress blog hosting service or download WordPress to a server and host your own blog community.
MediaWiki: http://www.mediawiki.org
MediaWiki is the engine used by Wikipedia and is especially useful for managing image and multimedia files as well as text.
TiddlyWiki: http://www.tiddlywiki.org
With TiddlyWiki you can create your own personal wiki on your computer. The wiki is stored in a single file so you can also email it or copy it to a memory stick.
Mobile technology in TAFE wiki: http://aquaculturepda.wikispaces.com/
At this wiki you can find practical advice and tips for how to start using blogs and wikis.
Web 2.0 for teaching and learning: http://challengerelearning.wikispaces.com/
This is a wiki created by teachers at Challenger TAFE and is an excellent resource for looking up social software tools and how they work.
Learning 2.0: http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/
The Learning 2.0 resource provides practical tutorials and useful websites for getting started with Web 2.0 tools including blogs, wikis, RSS feeds and podcasting.
CommonCraft: http://www.commoncraft.com
The CommonCraft website features a series of short videos that use plain English and simple concepts to explain how to use web-based tools including wikis, social bookmarking and RSS.
Designing e-learning – blogs: http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/gallery/activities/blogs.htm
Designing e-learning – wikis:
http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/gallery/activities/wikis.htm
See Designing e-learning for samples of blogs and wikis as well as over 50 other e-learning strategies or tools.
Using wiki in education: www.wikiineducation.com
At this wiki you can explore more ideas and strategies for using wikis. Under ‘Wiki Toolbox’ there are links to a range of web-based wiki tools available.
Wiki pedagogy: http://www.profetic.org/dossiers/article.php3?id_article=967
A comprehensive resource on using wikis for teaching and learning including practical advice for starting up wikis and guidelines for facilitating wiki activities. Use the left menu to browse topics or click on ‘Full text’ to print or view all the pages.
Blogs in education: http://courses.uhcl.edu/blog
Guide to using blogs in education: http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/blogonlineclass/index.htm
Draft bloggers code of conduct: http://radar.oreilly.com/2007/04/draft-bloggers-code-of-conduct.html
A blogger’s code of conduct: http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000215.php
Are you cybersafe?: http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety
Copyright Kitchen: http://copyrightkitchen.flexiblelearning.net.au
Copyright Kitchen can help you to understand who owns what when publishing to the web as part of your professional work.
Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/license
Find out about ‘Creative Commons’ so you know what it means when you see content on the web licensed under Creative Commons. You can also use it to license your own material you publish to the web.
Smart Copying: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au
The Smart Copying website is a guide to copyright issues affecting Australian schools.
Vision Australia: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/
Web Accessibility Initiative: http://www.w3.org/WAI/
2007 e-learning Networks Community Forum: http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=40
An Australian-based network of e-learning practitioners.
Learning Times™ Australia: http://home.learningtimes.net/lta
A community of education and training professionals.
Australian Flexible Learning Framework: http://flexiblelearning.net.au
For updated information on Australian e-learning forums and online events, check the website of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework.
Edublogs: http://edublogs.org/
Edublogs is a large community of educational bloggers.
The following sources have been used to compile the information in this guide.
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Interview with Andrew Kidd, recorded 3 August 2007
Interview with Rosa Ochoa, recorded 3 August 2007
Interview with Lynn Gibb, recorded 13 August 2007
Interview with Lud Allen, recorded 13 August 2007
Interview with David Bartolo, recorded 20 August 2007
Interview with Colleen Hodgins, recorded 27 August 2007
Interview with Glen Campbell, recorded 5 September 2007
Interview with Michelle Dodd, recorded 19 September 2007
Interview with Gary Lienert, recorded 19 September 2007