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This presentation will take you on a tour of the Webheads virtual community.
There are two ways you can enjoy this presentation: Passively and Actively
PASSIVE participation - sit back and relax and stay on the tour bus.
ACTIVE participation (recommended!)
This presentation is taking place during the actual weekly class time of the live online Writing for Webheads class. Therefore you can, in addition to sitting back and relaxing and taking the tour, join Webheads students and teachers in their normal online hang-outs.
At present, there are Webheads waiting for you at:
Find more instructions on joining our chat areas here: http://sites.hsprofessional.com/vstevens/files/efi/software.htm
Some points to keep in mind during this presentation ...
So much for e-moderation. Let's get started ...
(1) Who are the Webheads? - a history and overview
Webheads started around 1998 when three online 'tutors': Vance Stevens, Michael Coghlan, and Margaret Doty started meeting coincidentally at about the same time in regular online "3-D" chat class sessions. In January of 1999 we formed an 'egroup' in order to allow members to self-regulate whether to participate or not, and to keep a record of our group's interaction (n.b. in Oct 2001 that record was lost by YahooGroups and has not been 'found' yet, though they say they are working on restoring our data).
Many students were originally steered our way by Dave Winet, coordinator of English for Internet at http://www.study.com. However, we have met many students and teachers online who like being with us, and we have formed bonds among participants.
We started using Tapped In as a meeting place in 2001, and after participating in an online event held there that summer, we were welcomed officially into the Tapped In community and put on their calendar as a regular event each Sunday noon GMT.
After 3 years a community has formed that meets regularly, supports each other's goals and agendas, and makes and keeps commitments to one another.
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