In the reader, I discovered Salmon's thoughts on how online socialisation and discussion skills, also known as metacognitive, can focus on what the learners do in context or how they may apply concepts and ideas (Salmon 2003, p33)
By finding her website http://www.gillysalmon.com/e-tivities.html it explores many of Salmons theories which I found most helpful in relation to our work.
My special interest group must be formed to allow students with similar interest's/ideas to speak out about feelings and emotions as well as participation in a discussion. Salmon creates the idea of E-Tivities which she explains as 'important for the online teaching and learning world because they deploy useful, well-rehearsed principles and pedagogies for learning as well as your choice of networked technologies. They focus on the learners- the people I call the participants, who are contributing, providing, reworking, interpreting, combining most of the knowledge. They overturn the idea that learning depends on one big expert and his/her conveying of knowledge. They are based on the strong idea that knowledge is constructed by learners through and with others.' (Salmon, 2003, p6)
On the website which I have highlighted above, on the e-tivates section, the table below outlines Salmons guide to the framework of online activity with others. I found this extremely helpful and will look to refer to it as I begin to develop my SIG. I thought by blogging it, others are able to have access to her sequencing and I am sure will like me find it a useful read.
As I turn my sole focus back to my SIG, I have answered the questions that are given in the Reader 4 below;
How does your SIG compare to other groups or communities that you are a part of in the workplace?
My SIG will be focusing on 'Dance in education and the community' . This highlights both of my work place environments that I am participating in, however it is the link between the two that I am interested in focusing on. I have work colleagues, teachers and friends who have excellent knowledge in each of these fields so am using this to my maximum advantage. I am able to gage information from the school side and the community side and so feel that in comparison there is no network within my workplace that can connect the two together. I feel so far in the BAPPs online conversations, and through blogging I have a few fellow students who will be able to join my SIG in the hope that they bring fresh ideas and relations to thoughts on my topic.
How will you use your SIG?
I will use my SIG as a way of expressing my own ideas and thoughts in the hope of feedback and suggestions from others that are involved. Like wise, as some of my fellow students will be apart of my SIG I also hope to be able to help them in there SIG.
The outcome of my SIG overall will guide me to my Inquiry question which is what we are all working towards developing. I will use social media, youtube, google, articles which I find of relevance to help support my ideas, as I have learnt communication through Web 2.0 brings people together. This will be another step for me in development, I have not yet ever been in control of a SIG and look forward to see the results from others interaction.
How will you evidence the shared practise within your own professional inquiry process?
I will use my SIG as a reference through the use of blogging. This is another way of continuing the inquiry process by sharing others thoughts and ideas. I hope that opening up more opportunities to be connected with others will open up more doors for my inquiry and its research to back it up.
If you are fellow students reading my blog and think you may want to be apart of my SIG please comment below and I will send you an invitation.
Thanks,
Steph
References ;
Salmon ( 2003, p33)
www.gillyslamon.com - e-tivites
Reader 4 - page 21
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