Submitted by Chad (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 20:01.
I have heard the buzz over the past few years about blogging and I have been quickly introduced to them in a one hour session about incorporating it into education programs. Unfortunately that never turned into a blogging lifestyle because time is precious in the teaching profession both in my personal life and in the classroom. The time required is definitely a negative aspect as you mentioned. I am a very personable person and I find it hard to muster up the energy to keep up in reading blogs even of my closest friends and I would much rather have personal discussion with others. It also seems to be a hard concept to involve in the everyday classroom unless you are teaching a computer based class.
At the same time I do see a value in blogging as a posting of ideas and a collection of insights from others that we can use to ponder and reflect some items in our own lives. Along the lines of your insights, I do believe it would still be a positive in students’ lives if we encourage them to write and learn how to express themselves and their insights with others. Only when we share our insights with others can others learn from us.
The buzz about blogging
Submitted by Chad (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 20:01.
I have heard the buzz over the past few years about blogging and I have been quickly introduced to them in a one hour session about incorporating it into education programs. Unfortunately that never turned into a blogging lifestyle because time is precious in the teaching profession both in my personal life and in the classroom. The time required is definitely a negative aspect as you mentioned. I am a very personable person and I find it hard to muster up the energy to keep up in reading blogs even of my closest friends and I would much rather have personal discussion with others. It also seems to be a hard concept to involve in the everyday classroom unless you are teaching a computer based class.
At the same time I do see a value in blogging as a posting of ideas and a collection of insights from others that we can use to ponder and reflect some items in our own lives. Along the lines of your insights, I do believe it would still be a positive in students’ lives if we encourage them to write and learn how to express themselves and their insights with others. Only when we share our insights with others can others learn from us.