EIR Tutorial Worksheet 3&4 Reflection

a. How has Twitter (micro-blogging) enhanced your learning of EIR?



It allows me to share my reflection of some lessons with the rest of my classmates.


I would also be able to communicate with my teacher if I am absent(with a valid reason).


In addition, Twitter can be used for sharing class notes, discussion points amongst students as posted by MS Faridah at Twitter.



b. Compare this with your blogging experience using Blogspot.


Unlike blogging at Blogspot, Twitter has character limitations of 140 characters. I learn how to be focused and straight forward in asking questions and reflecting on the things I had learned.


I receive instant replies or comments if I use Twitter. At Blogspot, my blogs are not read by others occasionally because users online usually like to scan through information that is short and concise.


To follow my classmates through Twitter is just a few clicks away but I have to amend the ‘Template’ section of Blogspot which is a complicated process if some important characters were not included in the computer programming.



c. How can you use Twitter and Blogspot for research purposes?


For Twitter, I can ask my classmates for recommended research resources. I can then share my thoughts about the findings.


This way, my other classmates can also gain from the suggested research resource post by that particular classmate.



For Blogspot, I can use Google Reader found at the dashboard to find results that are based on my topic.


I can simply add blogs that concerns the issue of my topic to get some views from different angles and mindsets.


It is easy to follow these blogs which is nothing like adding classmates’ or other blogs not recommended by Google Reader.


Once I add or follow a resource blog,  Blogspot automatically updates the posts of the blog as shown at my dashboard.