In a Bri-like essence (and to cease my lateness), I have to take the easy way out this week. Though I did Johnson-Eilola’s assignment #2, for the sake of time I have to discuss the role (rather the lack of one) that blogging will play in my class… One last note on the Johnson-Eilola assignment #2, I searched boredom, ear infection (because I think I have one), and BAPE—saw many hits, but not many relevant ones, and concluding I prefer google of the three.
As it is already known, blogs can be quite useful in class. It’s a great way to express yourself, bounce ideas off your peers, and strengthen class interaction—an aspect that may not always be as great in the actual class setting for various reasons. However, after my experience with blogging in this class (yes, my first and only experience) I will not be using one. Beyond the benefits that I do recognize, it is time consuming. Personally, between Thursday and Tuesday I have no idea where my time goes, but I always forget to blog and respond. Even though I write myself little notes, before I look up it’s already past Tuesday. It’s not that I don’t like the blog—I love having instant access to my cohort’s thoughts and ideas, however it’s simply too time consuming and as a result I cannot put someone else through this.
Nonetheless, I do plan on using Blackboard, which actually has a discussion board. Though I’ll probably strongly advocate using the discussion board, it most likely won’t be worth any points toward their final grade.
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As for me, I see it like blogs are more associated with personal attitude while Discussion board is more academic.
I would probably use blog in class, but not exactly like we do here. I would initiate discussions and give an assignment to participate in them not more often than every two weeks or just few times per semester. I would also encourage students to blog as frequently as they want, for few extra points.
Would it be possible to include blogging as part of the class while further limiting the students' reading load so they have time to blog?
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