Barbara Ganley points out this nifty student blog. The author is traveling to Antartica on a research ship.
Ganley notes:
One of the most powerful outcomes for her, I think, has been that she has attracted a couple of fans whom she has never met--a ten-year-old with a passion for Antarctica and his grandfather, who with old-fashioned pushpins and a map taped to the wall, are tracing her voyage that they read about daily on the computer; they leave her wonderful comments, asking questions which she answers within 24 hours. She touches them and they her, opening their sense of community to a virtual one with people who share interests.
What a fine pedagogical outcome... and yet how can institutions value this? This experience is beyond the scheduled class, outside the registered course.
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