It is definitely brazen. Rather careerist. And rather small, too... for now. Get in on the ground floor, maybe? But I'm not so sure it's good for educational purposes.
Hi Tommy -- Thanks for taking the time to put this podcast together. I enjoyed listening to your thoughts on the community and I have some ideas for how educators can bring Brazen into the classroom.
One of the things that we allow individual users to do is set up their own networks based on personal/professional interests, geography, etc. I think that one thing you could do is set up classroom networks and post daily questions for each of your students to answer based on what they've learned from your lectures.
Beyond that, you could use Brazen as an experiment in crowdsourcing. Give each of your students a problem to solve and ask them to search for answers through our networks.
As an educator you should definitely check out some of the networks members have set up for people in your field. Here are a couple ...
The best way to start connecting with other people is to ask a good question. Check out some of the successful threads in the networks above to learn by example. If you have any questions beyond that feel free to shoot me an email anytime.
These are great ideas, Ryan. Thank you for the input, I am really flattered you looked in.
I was perhaps being a rather strict constructionist in my idea of how to use it "for education." Our coursework has been focusing specifically on how to use web 2.0 tools to further instructional goals.
Hi Tommy -- Thanks for taking the time to put this podcast together. I enjoyed listening to your thoughts on the community and I have some ideas for how educators can bring Brazen into the classroom.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things that we allow individual users to do is set up their own networks based on personal/professional interests, geography, etc. I think that one thing you could do is set up classroom networks and post daily questions for each of your students to answer based on what they've learned from your lectures.
Beyond that, you could use Brazen as an experiment in crowdsourcing. Give each of your students a problem to solve and ask them to search for answers through our networks.
As an educator you should definitely check out some of the networks members have set up for people in your field. Here are a couple ...
http://www.brazencareerist.com/network/education
http://www.brazencareerist.com/network/conversations-on-education
The best way to start connecting with other people is to ask a good question. Check out some of the successful threads in the networks above to learn by example. If you have any questions beyond that feel free to shoot me an email anytime.
Have a great week!
Ryan Paugh
Brazen's Community Director
These are great ideas, Ryan. Thank you for the input, I am really flattered you looked in.
ReplyDeleteI was perhaps being a rather strict constructionist in my idea of how to use it "for education." Our coursework has been focusing specifically on how to use web 2.0 tools to further instructional goals.