Blogging

Blogger - Instructor Ideas

The instructor can use blogging (Blogger) to:

• Act as an question and answer board
• Chose a related RSS, then invite students to join their blogs and read and share their comments
• Communicate with you, the instructor, on topics being studied in class
• Compile a number of summaries into one entry
• Delivery content as an instructor
• Explore and find blogs that they are interested in
• Foster a community of learners
• Introduce learners to the blogging rules which include not using complete names, locations, etc., as well as, expectations regarding tone, respect and proper etiquette
• Keep diary of learning
• Participate in cooperative learning activities; add links
• Post class notes, videos, links and images which the learners can use to review class materials
• Promote authentic learning in the classroom
• Read other education blogs for ideas and inspiration
• Set up a class-based blog related to any course topic as an alternative to using an on-line * join professional blogs such ones sponsored by the provincial or federal government
• Summarize in 1 - 2 paragraphs a blog they are following
• Understand that blogs are a great way to interact with others such as classmates or experts in the field
• Use as a communication space - inform students of class requirements, post handouts and homework assignments
• Use to document and organize student work as a portfolio
• Work in pairs to follow and summarize blogs and then post it to a class blog