Weblog For Teachers And Students

Educators are always looking for interesting and innovative ways in which to improve the communications skills of their students and in communicating with their students. This is even more important when the students are studying online. Weblogs, originally a simple web browser based system for updating websites, have developed into powerful web based content management systems, capable of acting as a platform for learning that can accelerate the development of expertise learner behaviour. There is a trend to utilize the benefits of the e-learning as a mechanism to improve learning performance of campus-based students. Whilst traditional methods, such as face-to-face lectures, tutorials, and mentoring, remain dominant in the educational sector, universities are investing heavily in learning technologies, to facilitate improvements with respect to the quality of learning. This study explores into the role of weblogs in supporting teachers during their teaching practice and the key factors determining their engagement with weblogs. Underlying our study is an integrative approach that puts weblogs alongside with other popular media in use. An online community was intentionally built with weblogs to facilitate reflection and social interaction among dispersed teachers. In parallel, multiple channels of communication were employed for peer interaction of students. Weblogs were perceived as valuable in relieving isolation, documenting their experience, and expressing their personal feelings. This study sustains our conviction that the integrative approach is vital to have a comprehensive picture of interaction among a community. Our study deepens the insights into the distinct benefit of weblogs as educational media and informs the future development of an online community with weblogs. Weblogs provide a chance for students to experience writing in a public space where their work can have real value both for their classmates and for a wider community. This prepares students for a networked world where communication is essential and often social and where writing can have consequences

Kinerja Bupati Batang Tahun 2012

In 2011, Yoyok Riyo Sudibyo was being elected as Batang‘s Regent. He tagged ―Clean Bureaucracy and Growing Economy‖ vision in running his government for 5 years ahead. He started the 2012 by focusin on enhancing the quality of public service, infrastructure and the government accountability.Contrary, we find out there is lack of good governance in Batang‘s Regency during 2012. Some reasons are residents are being not pleased with the Government plan in developing the regency; also the government never reaches an agreement with the legislative for its own budget and masterplan. Vividly, those complicated events are becoming an obstacle for the government. Moreover the legitimation of the regent is also being questioned by his lack of ability in maintaining its own government.The purpose of the research is to understand the performance of Batang‘s Regent while running its Government during 2012.The performance evaluation indicators are taken from the Dwiyanto‘s theorem, those are: productivity, accountability, transparancy, reponsivity, and responsibility. The research is conducting by using the descriptive basis while the supporting data are analyzed qualitatively. The object‘s of the research is the Batang‘s Regent performance for the year 2012.The research concludes that the Regent‘s performance during a year is qualitatively reasonable for being marked as good. The purpose is, the optimum effort that already being given by the regent to reach its own goal—the government‘s vision. Some government supporting departments also reach a significant performance improvement during his leadership. However, we still find some governance failure during a period

Strategi Pemenangan Pasangan Idza Priyanti - Narjo (Ijo) Dalam Pemilukada Kabupaten Brebes 2012

Brebes is one of the regency in Central Java that have conducted elections in 2012. The winner is the couple Idza Priyannti - Narjo. Victory of this couple is interesting to observe. First, look at the background of candidates who in fact had no political background to face with incumbent candidate Agung Widyantoro. Second, look at to the abung party support that he get by many of party coalition and the large parties in Brebes Regency, to face with Idza Priyanti who had supported by only some party. By the two reason above, interesting to know about political strategy to used by Idza Priyanti Narjo, so they can be the winner of election in Brebes Regency.The purpose of this study was to determine the strategies used by couples Idza Priyanti - Narjo so can obtain a majority vote in the Brebes General Election 2012. This study uses a qualitative analysis in descriptive analytical. The main data sources obtained from indepth interviews with several informants, Idza Priyanti and Narjo as the main actor, the bearer party PDIP and PKS and successful team, and literature of documents that relevant to this study.Based on the research, the strategy used by Idza Priyanti - Narjo, can be classified in two ways. First, the strategy that ijo used including job program, fight to people prosperous and 6 main pillar program and had the independent tim from this couple. Second, the strategy that propose party used including the solid party support and the strategy by succesful team, political marketing strategy and the effective campaign