Pronetos – social network for scholars
November 12, 2007
Have just signed up to experiment with Pronetos, and will let you know how I get on. Meet you there?
Pronetos is the social network for scholars.
It is a home for University Faculty, Graduate Students, and Research Professionals of every academic discipline who want to be recognized as leaders in their field.
Pronetos gives you a platform to network and collaborate with your colleagues all over the world.
With Pronetos you have a forum for building ideas, a place to keep up with the latest trends and topics in your field, and the ability to nurture your professional legacy.
Initial Feedback to Blogging Courses
October 22, 2007
I found a moment to put together a list of all the positive messages you have sent in via email and text during the first three weeks of the beginners blogging course.
These are all totally unsolicited. Imagine what we might hear if we asked? (There will be a proper evaluation of the course later on.)
All I can say is, it’s been a pleasure. You are great people to work with!
There is of course much room for growth. As the tag line reads on my other blog – “Learning – It’s about the journey.”
- Libby
“… participating in your Academic Blogging course is the most thought-provoking and stimulating process I’ve engaged in academically for a long time! It’s dawning on me how blogging could, if I choose, profoundly change the way I do my research work, connect with others in my field and beyond, and go about the whole business of creating ‘knowledge’.”
“I just keep wanting to let you know how much joy and excitement and hope you’ve put back into my life.”
“I feel quite excited about the journey we have embarked upon. Still not sure what i will do with my blog but i am trusting the process.”
“What an amazing group of people you’ve brought together… what a power house and how brilliantly you are bringing us out – thank you.”
“thank you, thank you, thank you. I didn’t expect to be feeling quite so inspired and empowered by my first blogging session. I feel seen and encouraged to open into all of me and offer it out to the world.”
“thanks for a great session…. I can see us having a reunion in ten years time remembering where it all started….”
“Many thanks Libby for getting us all off to a great start.”
“I’m starting to realise from what you’ve been saying is write what you love and the money will come – probably in mysterious ways.”
“Enjoyed yesterday and found it very useful.”
“I’m really enjoying the course.”
“It was a great session, thank you Libby – and thanks to the rest of you for coming at the subject from such differing stances. “
Authentic Blogging for Staff at Sussex
October 10, 2007
It’s early days here in the development of our courses for academics and blogging virgins. So I am going to show you this presentation on the proviso that you see it as a beta version okay.
Session one went well this week, with our first brave group of budding bloggers at the top notch Sussex Uni last week. It’s been a huge week, with three new groups starting. Lots to blog in a reflective way about how it’s all going. For now, I am just trying to get as many resources up for them (and you all) as possible.
There’s no substitute for actually being there, but some of these posts might get you thinking and feeling what Authentic Blogging might do for you. In a personal and professional growth, integrated human way. Yay.
Viva la online revolution!
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Also putting up the extra items that can’t be read easily in the presentation.
Academic Stakeholders - Stakeholder mapping is an exercise we run all our clients through. We say “Think of yourself as the first audience for your blog”, but then you really need to start knowing how to talk to your stakeholders. But then, as Gra calls it, blogs still allow a wonderful sense of “Enhanced Serendipity”, so you never really know who’s going to drop in and make a connection.
Academic Blogging Mindmap - Novamind Pro mindmapping is great but has a few glitches to sort in the next version, so here are the links from the main Authentic Blogging mindmap for now. Some of these are very specific and others are by way of example to begin exploring the concepts.
Deep (or person-centred or holistic) learning
I tend towards social constructivism and am much inspired by the Reggio project. See my previous blog “Learning” re: this. All linked to life orientation and current MA in Person-Centred Education at Sussex.
- Human becoming
More links to come…ie, reflection, story telling, dialogue… so much material to share! Feeling rather evangelical about the potential of blogging for human communication, connection and learning.
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