tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-874624919748912764.post6581510219304290698..comments2023-08-02T04:29:42.101-04:00Comments on The Director's Cut: How Would You Use a Blog in Teaching?Jennifer Lernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891353010609386656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-874624919748912764.post-56565679128841518882008-06-28T16:43:00.000-04:002008-06-28T16:43:00.000-04:00I relate to your "devil's advocate" "what's new he...I relate to your "devil's advocate" "what's new here?" comments. The advantage of the Bb discussion board for these kinds of student contributions is that the work is kept within the course site. If there were some reason we wanted our students writing for the general public as a audience, then a Blog makes sense. I have had students keep journals, such as you note in your first idea. But I don't expect students to share such potentially personal thoughts with anyone but me (for grading purposes). Some years ago I did have one student who was already a blogger who asked if she could do her journaling on her blog. That was fine with me (that blog still exists: http://religiousmutterings.blogspot.com/) <BR/><BR/>I can see the professor keeping a continuing "current events" blog that is general for all students in any class in any semester. And then having students comment on any item they care to - a noted news item that they have read, a museum or other such course related event they may have attended. Such response from students could be extra credit ("incentivized"?) or students might be required to follow-up on at least one of the posted "current events" items. In such a case, where the information is general enough to apply to any course the professor might teach, then a Blog would make more sense than a discussion board limited to a specific course, semester. (hmm, maybe I will consider this)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-874624919748912764.post-20074851873432924602008-06-26T19:13:00.000-04:002008-06-26T19:13:00.000-04:00I use blogs as an icebreaker activity:Using a webs...I use blogs as an icebreaker activity:<BR/><BR/>Using a website such as Blogger.com, create your own personal blog. Introduce yourself, explain why you are in the X, Y, Z program, and why you are looking forward to this course. Additionally, tell us about your most recent vacation. Feel free to upload pictures and links to other industry specific websites you frequent. Be sure you enable comments to be posted so each member of the class can leave a welcome on your page.<BR/><BR/>Please post a link to your blog in the discussion area. Each student is responsible for visiting all the blogs and leaving a welcome for each student.<BR/><BR/>If you already have a blog, please feel free to post the information above.<BR/><BR/>The students always seem to have fun with this one, and I get lots of positive feedback.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346879437144861670noreply@blogger.com