Learning Blog Tips

Creating the Greatest Learning Blog Ever!

(or at least one that will get you a good grade : ) )

Chances are you’ve read and possibly even written blogs before. Well, this blog is probably a little different, so I wanted to give you some specifics on what I’m looking for. This learning blog, worth half of your grade for English 101, is pretty important. It will be used to document your learning for the three main units. You will post multiple entries throughout the semester, some in response to a particular class assignment and others simply requesting information from you. However, two entries (highlighted on your calendar) are the “most” important: One during the middle of the unit and the other when you turn in the final project. So what kind of things should you write? Things to be considered are, but not limited to:

The blog half-way through:

·         Where have you come so far in regards to the unit?

·         What have you learned, give specifics?

·         What questions do you still have?

·         Is there something that you just really don’t understand?

·         What do you think you are doing really well?

·         Is there anything else that you really want to talk about?

·         Use specific examples from both your work as well as the other work read/examined in class in order to more successfully back up your claims.

The final blog:

·         Where have you come in regards to this unit?

·         What have you learned, noting specifics?

·         What do you think is the “big takeaway” for you, that thing that will really stick with you?

·         What questions still linger even though the unit is “finished”?

·         What did you do really well?

·         Is there anything else you really want to talk about? Say it.

·         Use specific examples to successfully back up all claims, specific quotations, page numbers, etc. so I know exactly what you’re talking about

As blogs are meant to be interactive, you need to comment on one other blog for the two larger learning blog posts in response to what someone else has written.  Yes, I will check.

What is the length of these? Whatever you think (I know… such a teacher thing to say). We’ll see how this goes the first time around and change accordingly if we need to.

You will also be presenting some of your total entries throughout the semester end of the semester.

Throughout this class, it will help to take notes on your thoughts, what we’ve done in class, etc. for the both the learning blogs and the end-year assessment.