Comments on: The Potential Pitfalls of Student Blogging (in Australia) http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/the-potential-pitfalls-of-student-blogging-in-australia/ participatory culture + engaging pedagogy = participatory pedagogies Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:03:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: pete http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/the-potential-pitfalls-of-student-blogging-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-12 pete Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:30:23 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/the-potential-pitfalls-of-student-blogging-in-australia/#comment-12 That worst-case scenario has happened. The question also need to be asked if someone teaches/uses blog, they should have been aware of the issues around spam, but hindsight is a wonderful thing. That worst-case scenario has happened. The question also need to be asked if someone teaches/uses blog, they should have been aware of the issues around spam, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

]]> By: Tama http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/the-potential-pitfalls-of-student-blogging-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Tama Thu, 12 Jan 2006 01:19:44 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/the-potential-pitfalls-of-student-blogging-in-australia/#comment-11 Unfortunately, to get around the "who owns my blog content" question, a Creative Commons license is often used ... and even on blogspot, that makes the content our responsibility. This is, after all, a worst-case scenario (and I would probably just ask students not to let unmoderated comments through if that's the only answer we can find). Of course, having enough flexibility in the law to place blame on spammers rather than their victims would be a better answer! Unfortunately, to get around the “who owns my blog content” question, a Creative Commons license is often used … and even on blogspot, that makes the content our responsibility. This is, after all, a worst-case scenario (and I would probably just ask students not to let unmoderated comments through if that’s the only answer we can find).

Of course, having enough flexibility in the law to place blame on spammers rather than their victims would be a better answer!

]]> By: Burks Oakley http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/the-potential-pitfalls-of-student-blogging-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Burks Oakley Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:42:05 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/the-potential-pitfalls-of-student-blogging-in-australia/#comment-10 Tama - Hi! Why not have your students publish their blogs on a commercial server? You could have them use the FREE Blogger.com and Blogspot.com services. -- Burks Tama – Hi! Why not have your students publish their blogs on a commercial server? You could have them use the FREE Blogger.com and Blogspot.com services.

– Burks

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