Saturday, March 21, 2009

Why blog?

After holding out for quite some time, I've decided to give blogging a try. I outlined my rationale for starting this blog. Countless presentations and edu-bloggers have focused on the topic of "blogging in the classroom," but what's your personal motivation to write for a presumably public audience?

A few thoughts that come to mind...
  • Does it relate to expanding your David Warlick-inspired personal learning network?
  • Do you do it because you expect your students to blog as well?
What would you say in response to your colleagues who are anti-blogging as highlighted in this Edutopia article?

1 comment:

  1. Matt, I agree with your concern with the term "best practice" and its assumption of perfection. I pointed to a similar concern in something I had written a while ago. Check out "Best practice v.s. PGP." http://punya.educ.msu.edu/2008/04/10/best-practice-vs-pgp/

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