In-class discussion on 5/11 (by Celia and Julie)

Discuss principles for designing English teaching and learning weblogs with team members.
1. The design of the whole weblog should be use-friendly. Namely, designers should use plain and easy description to tell users the objective of the weblog as well as how can people use it clearly.
2. To provide various links (hypertexts) so that users have many references.
3. Users' feedback and responses should be highly regarded and designers should reply to the users' inquiries as soon as they can.
4. Designers can use multimedia tools such as video clips, powerpoint files, audio clips and so on to complement and support their goal and attract uses' attention.
5. To offer some assessment materials so that users can know how much they learn from this website.

Discuss criteria for evaluating ESL/EFL weblogs with team members.
1. To check whether the website has the functions of comments, moderation, traceback and pinback.
2. To check if the weblog involves some multimedia tools (e.g. video clips, eye-catching pictures, audio clips and so on) to support their objectives.
3. Does the weblog use-friendly enough or too complicated to understand.
4. To value whether the content of the weblog meets their teaching goal or not.
5. Does the weblog possess other hypertexts? 6. Do the designers reply to the uses' questions or comments rapidly or for a long time?