Edublogs.org in The Aussie
Do ya like the piccie :) Here’s the article! And for a limited time it looks like I’m on their Higher Ed Homepage.
“A LOT of people spend a lot more than $US3000 a year on their hobbies,” James Farmer says, laughing.
His hobby may be better described as a quasi-religious quest: he preaches a gospel of interactive learning.
At his web portal, edublogs.org, teachers and students can set up free blogs using WordPress, an open-source tool…. [read the rest]
April 26th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Interesting article. $3,000 a year is a lot for a hobby, but I know I’ve done that in the past for photography and come close with all my internet, computer, and tech purchases.
April 26th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
Congrats on the article James. edublogs.org has made amazing progress in a short space of time and I’m sure it’s only going to improve. Yeah, nice pic too!
April 26th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
congrats mate! turning 30 AND getting your photo in the paper. Shit, i had TWINS the week I turned 30. You got it good. :-)
April 26th, 2006 at 10:57 pm
Congratulations James - both on the article and on turning 30 (I’ve got the big 4 - 0 to look forward to this year myself). I for one am extremely grateful for the opportunities you have given to all of us here a edublogs.org. BTW, will Weblogg-Ed be one of the featured blogs - being the new blog on the block here, we’d all want Will to get off to a good start and get a subscriber or two.
April 26th, 2006 at 11:12 pm
heh, yeh, he really needs the readers ;)
April 27th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
A local celebrity, and an official national citizen - liking your style, loving your work!
May 13th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
[...] Here is where I like to take the opportunity to thank James Farmer for developing Edublogs. As a University Student who is studying Human Resource Development, I find this tool especially useful in helping student’s metacognition - helping them to learn how to learn by providing a platform for reflection. Like the what the Australian article says, Edublogs helps students like myself to share information and sources that may be helpful in completing our assignments. [...]