I've recently begun to enjoy the blogging experience. When we first started writing blogs, I didn't think the idea was worthwhile because we talk about most of the topics in class. The ironic thing is that those blogs, because of their more specific topics, were easier to formulate. Now, with more freedom in blogging, I find it harder to chose a topic or sometimes come up with one, even though the blogs are more fun to write.
Since selecting blog topics has been difficult for me, I find that now read through other people's posts more often. It's very refreshing to see others' points of view. Sometimes my blog posts will almost be a secretive blogging around because I'll add onto, comment on, or reflect upon other people's blogs. It has come to my attention that the majority of the students in class prefer to use the blogging around prompt when optional; so, if everyone thinks of blogging in this way, then all the prompts have to do with blogging around. It is a great way to social network in an educational way.
By sifting through other peoples metacognition blogs about blogging, I realized that some people think that we should create more prompts or try using all the prompts. I however, disagree, I like not having to make decisions. I usually stick with the same few types of blog posts. I have developed a tendency to write in a way that, hopefully, discusses different points of view on a topic wich generally forces me to use the dialectic prompt or the 360 degree prompt. I try to stay away from the media ideas because I do no utilize technology very well. I find it confusing to embed music or videos into a blog, even though as I am writing this post I see a tool bar which is pretty self explanatory for doing those exact things.
Blogging has become a good way for me to say things that I don't get a chance to say in class, especially since I am quiet. It's also a way to voice my concerns about class without offending anyone. When you get to spend the time to write out and think through an issue, you are more likely to solve it in a calm and effiencent manor. Blogs are a good way to collaborate without getting confrontational because it is hard to have a conversation using blogger, yet you can comment on a piece of writing.
Once this class is over, my goal would be to continue using this blog, but I don't think it will be a long lasting task because I enjoy blogging for networking aspect of it. I wouldn't want to post endless ranting on my blog so that no one can see it. I like how one blog idea can spark another. Therefore, I think this was a worthwhile experience for Academy since we know each other so well yet we are so different.
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Hey Lauren,
you have very unique views on blogging, things I never thought of myself.
I enjoyed that you brought up the idea of participation outside of class, because I think it is important. There are people who really don't enjoy public speaking, even though they may have great ideas. blogging gives them the chance to speak out. Perhaps next year, we could be assigned a partner for our blogs, and create a conversation about the others blog. This way, we can really get to know another academite. As seen in the blogging around post, we really get a deeper level of understanding about each other, so this can only be beneficial.
You also discussed some of your favorite blog post, which are almost the excact opposite of mine :). I really enjoy the iMedia post, its one of my favorites because I really enjoy listening to music and thinking about the lyrics and all the levels of the song, and most importantly, how it makes me feel. You however, enjoy the blog prompts that I found post challenging. So, where is the middle ground. I agree that we should be assigned the more difficult prompts like metacognition and dialectic, but we should also be allowed to persue those that really interest us. I think that next year we should divide the prompts into categories, and sometimes be able to choose one prompt from that category, and sometimes be assigned specific prompts. That way we get the freedom to choose, but still have some limits so we don't pick the same one everytime.
Great ideas! -Steph
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