Facilitating Community Blogging Circles
Oftentimes, the questions about using blogs have to do with how they fit in with the regular instruction of classrooms, or what sets them apart from other online tools as a medium of instruction. This is a frank discussion about Continue reading Using Technologies for Blended Instruction: An Informal Case Study
This post is inspired by Wendell Dryden’s musings about his decision to return to school. I guess I have also been inspired to post these thoughts thanks to Henry Giroux’s chapter Literacy, Writing and Voice from his book, Teachers as Continue reading Deciding to Go Back to School
I have been working with a few students in the classroom the past few weeks on their essays. I have combined the regular classroom setup with tables and chairs with a row of computers. I had also been encouraging learners Continue reading Generating Inspiration in Adult Literacy Learners
I am a personal blogger, a reflective writer interested in journaling, cultivating my personal voice, as well as developing my official academic voice. The first challenge of personal blogging has to do with shoring up enough confidence while expressing myself-in-the-moment. Buber Continue reading The Challenges of Personal Blogging
Robyn Philip and Jennifer Nicholls (2009) wrote an interesting article about group blogging, titled Group blogs: Documenting collaborative drama processes Here are some notes about the significance of play-building, a process that involves the documentation of collaboration, reflection and creativity. Continue reading About Play-Building and Using Group Blogs