RILS Project

For my RILS Project, I planned to have the students set up a Personal Learning Environment (PLE) using either iGoogle for Netvibes. The approval process for using these tools was a little more difficult and involved than I originally anticipated. So, I had to fall back and punt. Instead of having the students set-up a PLE, I decided to have them create a blog. I wanted to use Blogger; however, after the mention of resources on Google raised an eyebrow, I had to go with WordPress because I had prior approval for that.

The blog is actually a more logical first step - because it creates a space where learning can be journaled and documented. When the PLE's are created, the experience can be documented and reflected upon in their blogs. This RILS has served as a first step for my Action Research project. For administrative purposes, I have had the opportunity to think through the elements necessary to fully involve the students in my Action Research project, in addition to gaining access to the necessary Web 2.0 resources.