Oct 29 2007
Blogging
Only a week and a half until we complete the work for this semester. As I was making some notes for my reflection on my short online course experience, I started to reflect on the benefits I had gained from blogging over the past 12-13 weeks.
Initially, I struggled with the concept of putting my thoughts online. The main reason (I think) being that I wanted to post a complete and researched thought. However I have now come to terms with the idea to just write my thoughts as they come and let my blogs be a way of organising my thoughts. The interactive aspect of blogs also has allowed me to get feed back and new ideas from others on the way. I still remember the first contact I received from an outside blogger, what a buzz!! Someone actually took the time to read what I had written.
In the short time I have been blogging I have found that I am now looking at issues in a more critical and analytical way. I plan to keep up my blogging habit, even thoughI have almost finished this course. I really like the way you can collect your thoughts under a tag and just go back to them later for further development.
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I do hope that you keep blogging after the class has finished. It’s hard sometimes; it’s an investment of time and mental energy. I know I personally haven’t been feeling inspired to write lately, and I’m struggling a bit to get over whatever this is that’s blocking me from writing. But I know I’ll get past it, and I’ll get back to learning from blogging again. My blog is a big part of my own professional development, and I want to invest that time in myself and my learning.
Keep writing–I’m still subscribed, so I’ll read what you write!
hi christy,
good luck with getting over your writing block. I am sure I will keep on blogging. I am actually contemplating going further with elearning and blogging side of things. We will see what happens.
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