Comments on: Leadership in a networked environment http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/leadership-in-a-networked-environment/ Discussions on education and learning Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:15:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: eve http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/leadership-in-a-networked-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 eve Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:43:16 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/leadership-in-a-networked-environment/#comment-2550 Chris, perhaps loads of drama games, role play etc with focus on specific speaking and listening skills whilst using technology with kids. Loads of fun and makes use of technology more meaningful rather than skills based. Tie social and communication skills through purposeful tasks where these skills will impact on the outcome. Chris, perhaps loads of drama games, role play etc with focus on specific speaking and listening skills whilst using technology with kids. Loads of fun and makes use of technology more meaningful rather than skills based.

Tie social and communication skills through purposeful tasks where these skills will impact on the outcome.

]]> By: eve http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/leadership-in-a-networked-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-2549 eve Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:04:10 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/leadership-in-a-networked-environment/#comment-2549 If we continually remind ourselves that we are trying to be lead learners, then our coaching skills will enable us to become better listeners in all situations, whatever the environment or technology? Perhaps............. If we continually remind ourselves that we are trying to be lead learners, then our coaching skills will enable us to become better listeners in all situations, whatever the environment or technology? Perhaps………….

]]> By: Chris http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/leadership-in-a-networked-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-2548 Chris Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:27:11 +0000 http://kwhobbes.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/leadership-in-a-networked-environment/#comment-2548 Communication in a written format does require more thought, as generations of writers demonstrated in thoughtful letters over the centuries. Is it time to once again steer some instructional time toward polite formal communication in both the business and private formats? Over the past five years, many of my former students have asked for assistance with written communications for both business and personal formats. The "business writing" classes of yesteryear have all but disappeared, yet the communication tools we use are demanding more from writers. My state tests demand that I teach my students to write persuasive, narrative, analytical, and expository pieces. These works seem unidirectional. They do not invite discourse. Letters of old, like blogs, invited intellectual exchange. We seem to have lost that process. I see a mismatch between this training, and the true need for expression that exists in a networked world. Are there any courses at the secondary level that currently focus on composing for communication tools? Did we rush to the technical without considering the content? Are there ways to introduce the concept of discussion to students through 2.0 tools? Reparte used to occur among families at the dinner table, breakfast table, and at family social gatherings. There are far fewer of those now, and most of my students arrive in class without the benefit of having learned how to converse as equals or with people in temporary authority positions. They do not debate. They brawl. They rage. They rant. Perhaps it is due to my inner city site location, but it seems to stretch beyond those limits. Many people in my multicultural city seem to lack conversational skills. It is a very beautiful place, but it is not a city that communicates well. This missing skill is quickly visible in the youth of the area. Do you see a way to tie the social and communication skills to the tools? Communication in a written format does require more thought, as generations of writers demonstrated in thoughtful letters over the centuries.

Is it time to once again steer some instructional time toward polite formal communication in both the business and private formats?

Over the past five years, many of my former students have asked for assistance with written communications for both business and personal formats. The “business writing” classes of yesteryear have all but disappeared, yet the communication tools we use are demanding more from writers.

My state tests demand that I teach my students to write persuasive, narrative, analytical, and expository pieces. These works seem unidirectional. They do not invite discourse.

Letters of old, like blogs, invited intellectual exchange. We seem to have lost that process.

I see a mismatch between this training, and the true need for expression that exists in a networked world.

Are there any courses at the secondary level that currently focus on composing for communication tools? Did we rush to the technical without considering the content? Are there ways to introduce the concept of discussion to students through 2.0 tools?

Reparte used to occur among families at the dinner table, breakfast table, and at family social gatherings. There are far fewer of those now, and most of my students arrive in class without the benefit of having learned how to converse as equals or with people in temporary authority positions. They do not debate. They brawl. They rage. They rant.

Perhaps it is due to my inner city site location, but it seems to stretch beyond those limits. Many people in my multicultural city seem to lack conversational skills. It is a very beautiful place, but it is not a city that communicates well.

This missing skill is quickly visible in the youth of the area.

Do you see a way to tie the social and communication skills to the tools?

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