About the Blogging Assignment

Having a blog is always exciting since it's a place where one can informally speak their mind. For this reason, I enjoyed keeping a blog for the class. The way it was done this quarter was fine with me. I liked having articles to read and comment on. I was never at a loss for what I should write about, though deciding what to say about the articles was tough sometimes. I wouldn't suggest the research-log because I think students wouldn't be very insightful for the most part. I know that if I kept one of those I'd be most likely blogging about how I still need to conduct further research each week. A lot of us, as I am sure you know, are big procrastinators, so a research-log would most likely reflect this. Of course, I am not saying this is always the case, but I know that this type of blog assignment wouldn't be as effective as the present one. As for weekly blogs, I think it'd be difficult only because of how to determine what students should write. By telling the students to just blog once a week, the results would be interesting but varied. The comments aspect of the blogs I enjoyed, because it is neat to get responses to your postings. I definitely think that should be kept as opposed to a discussion. I think online discussions are fine, but maybe it'd be even better if they were somehow done on the blogging system rather than an academic panfora-type deal. That way the discussions would be less intmidating and more informal, thus easier to partake in. Overall, I think the blog assignment is fine how it is, but a few added changes could make it more interesting. Maybe doing one free write for one of the entries could help spark the discussion about how blogs are used. Blogging enjoyable (at least for me) because the writing environment seems more individual and personal. Hopefully it'll be able to be carried over to next quarter new and improved. :)