Blogging and Best Practices  in Online Teaching

Catherine WerstJuly 27, 2010

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Blogging and Best Practices in Online Teaching

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Catherine Werst

Blogging and Best Practices in Online Teaching

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Blogging

Journals for public consumption Hosted and searchable Social networks Interactive (comments, trackbacks) Rich media Use RSS feeds Free

Why students should blog

Writing for a public audience encourages authentic, thoughtful writing

Blogs live beyond the classroom Collaborative commenting Multimedia illustration is like a mash-up,

which feels familiar Creates an appreciation for other

bloggers and writers

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Setting up blogs

Wordpress and Blogger

Posterous.com

Weebly.com

Blogging Guidelines & Rubric

Set clear learning objectives Use a good rubric Talk about plagiarism early & often Encourage citations, links Foster intelligent commenting Applaud authentic voices

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Student Blogs

Blogging the End of a Life

Kristin Raynor Country

High Era

Western Art Experience

Green Social Justice

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Blog assignment ideas

Find & evaluate professional blogs, determine why they are successful

Follow Bloggers in other languages, countries or cultures

Journal a class project as it progresses  Interview an expert in a blog post, invite

questions from others for future interview  Review a book, play or performance

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Assignments, continued

 Offer a counterpoint to an idea embedded in a video (YouTube, TED)

 Debate a controversial topic, use comments for counterpoints

 Narrate a self-conducted field trip (museum, location, event, etc.)

Find out which authors your students emulate - http://iwl.me/

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Digital Tattoos

Blogs are portfolios that live beyond the classroom, semester

Netiquette and spelling matter Plagiarism problem Monster.com on e-reputations Foster a professional presence – link

blog on LinkedIn.com

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Catherine Hillmancatherine_hillman@cuesta.edu

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Blogging and Best Practices in Online Teaching