Like what I’ve mentioned in my first post, I’ve had experience in blogging - I keep a personal blog. However, blogging for personal purposes differs from blogging for academic purposes. My personal blog is like my personal journal, presenting my daily life and thoughts. I get to talk and share anything and everything that I want and best of all, I get to vent my anger or frustrations there.
On the other hand, blogging for academic purposes is a completely different thing altogether. I find it beneficial in a way that it enables me to reflect on my learning experience. I mean, come on. How many people would actually take the time to sit down and really think or reflect on what they have done or learnt? Most of us are too preoccupied with other things to actually reflect on what we have learnt. Thus, blogging enables me to actually sit down and critically think about what I have learnt or gained through lectures and tutorials then put these thoughts into words.
If I were to choose between blogging and commenting on forums, I will definitely choose blogging. It requires effort to create and maintain a blog, and that is what makes it more special (though some might find it a chore). The effort that goes into editing the blog layout as well as the blogskin to make it more attractive makes me appreciate blogging even more. I get to personalize my own blog, upload photos, songs, videos, as well as interesting links and this makes blogging more fun than commenting on forums.
“There are changes that have made life more fascinating. Technology and the Internet, for instance. They have made our lives as teachers so much more exciting! We can do things we never dreamed of before. How quickly we connect! How small the world has become. We are no longer the centre of our students’ learning. We are now just one of the sources of our learners’ knowledge. In fact, we are in competiton with the outside world to keep our learners’ in our classes. We must make it worthwhile for them to attend our classes.”
The role of blogs has become increasingly mainstream, as tools for outreach and opinion forming. I strongly believe that it is only wise for us future teachers as well as current teachers to equip themselves with this skill in order to keep up with the growing trend. No student would want an ancient, out-of-date dinosaur as their teacher, would they?
Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.
Baltasar Gracian
Spanish Writer and Jesuit
The Art of Wordly Wisdom
Spanish Writer and Jesuit
The Art of Wordly Wisdom
Why do all good things come to an end? My thought exactly! I find blogging for the purpose of this course an interesting chore. I actually felt that little sting of sadness now that our blogs have ended because this means that this course is ending. This course is like a new breath of fresh air. We get to learn about ancient and contemporary plays. We even get to reflect by blogging, which has always been our hobby!
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you quote from Dr. Edwin’s blog. The changes in the world have made our life much more interesting. I cannot wait for the new era when assignments will be reduced and replaced with blogging! Blogging has taught us on how to think critically, and not merely looking at things on the surface.
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