Comments on: The RSS/Wiki/Furl/Bloglines/del.icio.us Thing http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/the-rsswikifurlbloglinesdelicious-thing/ The Read/Write Web in the Classroom Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Corrie Bergeron http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/the-rsswikifurlbloglinesdelicious-thing/#comment-1020 Corrie Bergeron Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:50:58 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1258#comment-1020 <a></a>The image keeps coming back to mind of black-robed Herr Docktors sitting in the moisty stone cloisters, and asking each other, "So, zis 'printing press' of Gutenberg's - it iss here to stay, jah? Vat den schal ve do mit it, hmm? Und vat vill it do TO US, I vonder?" Face it, Will, hanging off the bleeding edge is a lonely place. The image keeps coming back to mind of black-robed Herr Docktors sitting in the moisty stone cloisters, and asking each other, “So, zis ‘printing press’ of Gutenberg’s - it iss here to stay, jah? Vat den schal ve do mit it, hmm? Und vat vill it do TO US, I vonder?”

Face it, Will, hanging off the bleeding edge is a lonely place.

]]> By: Alan Levine http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/the-rsswikifurlbloglinesdelicious-thing/#comment-1019 Alan Levine Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:44:42 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1258#comment-1019 <a></a>I feel your pain, or discomfort, or vertigo... While I feel immersed, energized with all the new stuff I write about, I find that RSS, blogs, et al are not even on the vocabulary radar scope of most of our system, including our IT people. I tried promoting RSS as a means of sharing system updates, but the consens fell back to good old email. The focus on most mindsets is adminstrative systems, course management things, classroom presentation technology. It's just a matter of time, and at knowing people have to go more or less at their own pace, with a few nudges where you can get 'em in there. My real test of technology reaching that Gartner hype curve level of wide adoption is when ym Mom uses a technology-- and she is just about there with email ;-) I feel your pain, or discomfort, or vertigo…

While I feel immersed, energized with all the new stuff I write about, I find that RSS, blogs, et al are not even on the vocabulary radar scope of most of our system, including our IT people. I tried promoting RSS as a means of sharing system updates, but the consens fell back to good old email. The focus on most mindsets is adminstrative systems, course management things, classroom presentation technology.

It’s just a matter of time, and at knowing people have to go more or less at their own pace, with a few nudges where you can get ‘em in there.

My real test of technology reaching that Gartner hype curve level of wide adoption is when ym Mom uses a technology– and she is just about there with email ;-)

]]> By: Vidya http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/the-rsswikifurlbloglinesdelicious-thing/#comment-1018 Vidya Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:21:27 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1258#comment-1018 <a></a>I haven't really got into all of this as yet. Actually, to be perfectly honest, my blogging aspirations went by the wayside on a personal level, and like you Will, I'm still grappling with how and why this is or can be pedagogically beneficial. Now RSS really gets my creative juices going, I can see the potential for both information dissemination and information overload depending on how the faculty applies it. On a personal level however, the geeky me is gleefully rubbing her hands in glee at all the new toys to play with ;-). Ah the dichotomy of an instructional technologist's life! I haven’t really got into all of this as yet. Actually, to be perfectly honest, my blogging aspirations went by the wayside on a personal level, and like you Will, I’m still grappling with how and why this is or can be pedagogically beneficial. Now RSS really gets my creative juices going, I can see the potential for both information dissemination and information overload depending on how the faculty applies it. On a personal level however, the geeky me is gleefully rubbing her hands in glee at all the new toys to play with ;-). Ah the dichotomy of an instructional technologist’s life!

]]> By: Roy http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/the-rsswikifurlbloglinesdelicious-thing/#comment-1017 Roy Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:26:12 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/?p=1258#comment-1017 <a></a>Will, I know how you feel. I'm so into this stuff and also have a hard time convincing anyone else the "how and why" it is important. I have got my pastor blogging so that is a small measure of success. Will, I know how you feel. I’m so into this stuff and also have a hard time convincing anyone else the “how and why” it is important. I have got my pastor blogging so that is a small measure of success.

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