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Some Talking Points/Links – Student Blogging
MY INTENTIONS
Reading Responses (Journal. Reading for comprehension.
Interaction with texts. Thoughts into word form.)
Procrastination
Not very
insightful
Plagiarism
Not that innovative:
Some of
my colleagues at JMU used blogs in the classroom
Here are
some other examples with some different approaches: http://freshmanreflections.blogspot.com/
(prof’s blog), http://elaine128.blogspot.com/
(student’s blog for class), http://courses.carrielamanna.com/e501fall2012/
(Isaac, show this one)
PROS
-I (and the rest of the college community) get to know more
about students
-Know one another and learn from one another. A kind of
interaction that isn’t always so easy in the physical classroom.
-Opportunities for shy students to have a say.
-Practice writing. Finding a voice. Putting thoughts into
words.
-Responding to each other’s posts (as opposed to a journal
that exists by itself)
-Linking.
-Accountability. Involvement from the “whole world.” An
author of a story, essay, or article you’re writing about may even read what
you’re writing.
-Retention of information (works with physical journals
too).
-Can spur ideas for further writing (works in a physical
journal too)
-I can sometimes see what people are learning (if anything).
-Less plagiarism.
CONS
-It’s hard for me to keep up with all of them, especially
comments.
-The usual – people don’t do it or do the bare minimum.
-Public forum, so they may say things that anger others (is
this a con?)
-If they plagiarize, could be legal consequences beyond RBC.
-Beyond words (fun pictures and stuff):
Helping each other:
Disagreement among students:
Beyond the walls (ENG 101 and 102 mix a little):
Blah! – short and underdeveloped. Could be more intriguing.
Good – I like all of these, mostly because they provide some
insight.
Some Talking Points/Links – Chronicle Blog
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