Where have my ruminations on elearning got to 18 months later

I have just completed a survey form for someone doing a Masters research project on what leadning educators say about trends in the use of eportfolios in teacher education. This has lead to me revisiting what had written here in 2007 and I realise how remiss I have been in keeping this blog up-to-date.

I have noted increased knowledge and use of digital technology amongst the staff and a determination to consider how we can use digital technologies to enhance our programme and more importantly student learning. I think getting out heads around the possibilities does require us to individually become familiar and excited about it. So the use of Facebook is the most notable evidence of me and my colleagues trying out new digital places - Facebook certainly seems to fulfill its function as a social networking site. I personally have found several old friends I had not had dontact with for many many years and the site enables you to view their photo albums etc. It also provides a very workable medium for brief messages and photo posts that increase our socialising and therefore sense of connectedness.

However I don't think Facebook is the write digital environment for education, but certainly a similar type of environment, many which do exist I am sure but I have not yet had time to explore them. So let me know if you find a digital environment that would work really well for student teacher s