Sue Waters Blog

Finishing My Homework as The Comment Challenge Comes To An End

May 31st, 2008 · 14 Comments

30 days has September, April, June and November. Today is 31st May which means the Comment Challenge is coming to an end. Trouble is I’m still trying hard to complete my homework and would love your help!
Could you please share your “Top 5 lessons you learned from the Comment Challenge” — from anyone [...]

[Read more]

Tags: Projects to improve your blogging · Tips For Better Blogging

Can You Use Aids To Help Conversations?

May 26th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Oh I just love it when someone shows me a cool tricks that makes life easier (and interesting)!
So I’m very pleased Christy Tucker showed me how to do a Quick and Dirty Comment Analysis using aidRSS. More importantly aidRSS is actually designed to help people like Ann, Confessions of an Oversubscribed Reader, find [...]

[Read more]

Tags: Projects to improve your blogging · Tips For Better Blogging · Working With Web 2.0 Tools

Comment Challenge Week 2

May 18th, 2008 · 18 Comments

This is my weekly report on an online blogging project I am participating in and I’d love to get your thoughts on these aspects in particular:

Comment Policies for blogs – Are you for or against? And why?
Comment Moderation – Are you for or against? And why?
My belief is posts where you hand the post over [...]

[Read more]

Tags: Projects to improve your blogging

Comment Challenge: Day 5 – 10

May 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Sorry still trying to catch up on the Comment Challenge!
While I’ve written my reflections for the Challenge for Day 1 – 10 on the same day I’ve broken it into two posts to make it more readable.
Day 5: Comment on a Post You Disagree With
Michele’s tasks for Day 5 was to comment on a post [...]

[Read more]

Tags: Projects to improve your blogging · Tips For Better Blogging

Comment Challenge: Days 1 – 4

May 12th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Oh dear! I’m way behind in recording my reflections from the Comment Challenge so it’s time to play catch-up (apologies for the long post).
But before I do I liked to thank Michele Martin for the excellent daily tasks she has created. Thanks Michele (you’re amazing)!
Day 1: Do a Comment Self Audit
Michele’s task for Day [...]

[Read more]

Tags: Projects to improve your blogging · Tips For Better Blogging

Online Participation, Commenting and The Comment Challenge

May 8th, 2008 · 11 Comments

What an amazing week! Last month working with Kim Cofino, Silvia Tolisano and Michele Martin we created the concept of the Comment Challenge which started this month.
Why the Comment Challenge
I knew from personal experience that commenting on blogs is a crucial aspect of blogging conversations for achieving the greatest learning. Trouble is factors often [...]

[Read more]

Tags: Projects to improve your blogging