The slides from my conference paper presentation at GLoCALL 2008 (http://www.glocall.org). Read about it on my blog http://blogs.murdoch.edu.au/pcoutas

1. An Invite to my BALL: Reflections on blogging for learning, teaching, and researching Languages Penelope Coutas EdD Candidate, Murdoch University November, 2008 [email_address] Slide design based on Rockwell, C (2008) People Can’t Tell You What They Want http://www.slideshare.net BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

3. APA ITU, BLOG? BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

4. Blogs in plain English (and Chinese, and Italian, and Thai, and Arabic… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

5. Blogs in plain English (and Chinese, and Italian, and Thai, and Arabic… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL The best way to learn (about) blogging is to read blogs, and to blog yourself

6. Features of blogs BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

7. “… a website, So a blog is… Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

8. “… a website, usually maintained by an individual, Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) So a blog is… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

9. “… a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) So a blog is… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

10. “… a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.” Wikipedia entry, Blog. (Accessed 01 November, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ) So a blog is… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

12. So blogging takes… BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

13. Or is it a generation thing? BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

14. BALL AS A LEARNER BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

16. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Learning

17. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Learning

18. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Where was my BALL as a learner? Blogging (especially LJ) is a conversation Blogging is a Personal Learning Network

19. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Educational networking & blogging

20. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blog Assisted Language Teacher Learning

21. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL BALL AS A TEACHER

24. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Intercultural learning

25. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Public vs private… but still lonely blogs

26. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Educational networking & blogging Personal Learning Network Professional Learning Network &

27. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL BALL AS A RESEARCHER

28. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Blogging the research process Methods Classroom Observations Interviews Document Analysis Focus Group Interviews Misc.

30. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL What I blog about

31. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL Coulda, woulda, shoulda Adapted from CELT (2008) http://celt.ust.hk/ideas/ar/web_images/ARcycle.jpg

32. CRYSTAL BALL BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL

33. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL The importance of purpose & direction

34. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal BALL http://horizon.nmc.org/wiki/Main_Page On the Horizon (Report) The growing use of Web 2.0 and social networking - combined with collective intelligence and mass amateurization - is gradually but inexorably changing the practice of scholarship (p. 6)

35. Terima Kasih! Penelope Coutas EdD Candidate, Murdoch University November, 2008 [email_address] Credits: Slides 4-5: Blogs in Plain English. http://www.dotsub.com Uploaded to dotsub.com on November 30, 2007 by leelefever. Slide 12: Time Warp http://www.flickr.com/kt/314372109 Uploaded to Flickr Dec 5, 2006 by The Rocketeer Slide 14: ACICIS Logo http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au Slide 32:The Crystal Ball http://www.flickr.com/photos/oubliette/22740518/ Uploaded to Flickr June 30, 2005 by mira d'oubliette. Slide 33: Tight Curve http://flickr.com/photos/enigmatic/361525280/in/photostream/ Uploaded to Flickr January 18, 2007 by Bashed. BALL Introduction | Learner | Teacher | Researcher | Crystal Ball