I met with Chrissy, Senior Lecturer in Managment at MMUBS to discuss the use of Ning with her Work Based Learning students. Chrissy wanted a resource which would allow her to:
1. Be able to post up sets of materials each week and keep them together in a discrete place.
2. Monitor student participation easily (ie like attendance in class)
3. Have a dialogue facility whereby students can answer questions and have their tutor respond without other students seeing.
4. Be able to make announcements that will reach all students.
5. Have an area where students can discuss with each other.
6. Have somewhere where students can ask questions which may be of general interest and get a tutor response
I informed her that it would be possbile outlining a response:
Point 4 – you can make an announcement that will reach all students on the Ning network
Point 5 – you can create an area where students can discuss with each other
Point 6 – There is a Forum option available on Ning
Point 2 – I’m trying to find a solution
Point 1 – Yes but not using Ning I believe. We can discuss this point.
Point 3 – Discussion board is available on Ning
Chrissy has decided to not progress with the use of Ning due to technical difficulties.
By: didoffice2007 on November 13, 2009
at 2:42 pm