Thursday, February 25, 2010

Notes on Thursday, 2/25, class

Discussion of blog assignments requirements

  • make sure you have a blog roll
  • need reader-friendly format/fonts
  • add tags for all postings!
Discussion of wiki use for writing feedback/collaboration
wikispaces demo
Pbwiki demo


In-class and homework activities
  • Sign up for free account in wikispaces at http://www.wikispaces.com/
  • Give your new wiki a name, click "edit" tab to start adding content
  • On main (home) page of your wiki, write a short "about me" text, followed by a bullet point list of your main areas of interest in CALL
  • Tweet the link to your wiki with the tags #MATESOL #wiki
  • Start in class and finish at home--> Find who else in class shares your interests and post a comment under the Discussion tab introducing yourself on their wikispaces page. You'll need to read everyone's wiki to do this, but you only need to post on the wiki's that describe areas of interest that you share.

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About Me

An instructor in the UIC MATESOL program, and an adminstrator at the UIC Tutorium in Intensive English. I have a B.A. in Economics/Creative Writing and an M.F.A in Writing, and an M.Ed. with a concentration in online instructional design.