Facilitating Community Blogging Circles
As learners, we need to make the emotional shift from reticence and fear over voicing our views, and bolster our resolve and strengthen ourselves, so that we can confidently write for ourselves even in the absence of any guarantees of reciprocity, of feedback, or of acknowledgement from others. Continue reading Blogging the Self in Complex Networks
Fisher, 2001, Critical Thinking: An Introduction Fisher referred to Edward Glaser ‘s list that identified a number of critical thinking abilities: (Glaser, 2001, pg. 10). Identify reasons and conclusions Identify and evaluate assumptions Clarify and interpret expressions and ideas Continue reading Academic Blogging: Developing Critical Thinking
Conation is defined as the “connection of knowledge and affect to behaviour. It involves the personal, intentional, plan-ful, deliberate, goal-oriented, striving component of motivation. It is proactive, and is associated with the concept of volition, or the use of will. It is a critical element in successful self-direction and self-regulation. Continue reading Blogging for Conative Development
One of the greatest challenges I have had as a literacy educator is to reconcile the teaching of the strictly academic writing curriculum with real needs of learners whose interests in academic writing are limited. The major obstacle for literacy Continue reading Blogging and Literacy Instruction
First principles: Encourage learners to embrace the role of becoming personal story-tellers to tell their own stories; Empower learners to practice self-expression and build confidence to listen and speak with strong voices to self and others; Model for learners Continue reading Facilitating Mentoring Using Blogs