Questions for Monday November 7

1. What do you like or dislike about keeping a blog for this course?
Answer: I like the fact that I get to exchange ideas with classmates and respond to their comments on various topics. I have enjoyed reading how classmates feel about various subjects and how they perceive various readings for this class. At times, I disliked the fact that posting to other blogs was somewhat problematic until I discovered that I needed to post comments from a computer in my home that uses Mozilla instead of Internet Explorer.
2. How can keeping a blog make you a more effective teacher?
Answer: I feel that the sharing of information is a way to keep someone up on current topics in education. During the semester, we have had some very informative blog postings that I feel have been beneficial. I also feel that it is important to gain a different perspective on new ideas. Blogging is a way to keep you current on many subjects in the field of education and I think that is an important aspect of blogging.
3. Will you consider continuing to post to your blog after this course is over? Why?
Answer: Yes, I would like to keep blogging. I feel it is important to share your views plus be able to read about others opinions and views on various topics that impact education. Technology has dramatically changed the way we can input information and I feel that it is important to use digital media to stay current on the latest innovations.
4. Keeping a blog helps you develop four new media literacies:
o Appropriation - The ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content.
o Collective Intelligence - The ability to share and pool knowledge and compare notes with each other toward a common goal.
o Transmedia Navigation.- The ability to follow the flow of information and stories across multiple modalities.
o Networking - The ability to search for synthesizes and disseminate information.
Answer: I feel that this course has offered a wealth of opportunities to engage in “collective intelligence”. For example, I have learned to share knowledge with fellow students and also compare different opinions on a particular topic. Throughout this course I have felt comfortable sharing opinions and comments with my fellow students and I have welcomed their comments and opinions. The common goal has been to post to classmates concerning various assignments. I have found that sharing information through blog postings allows one to gain new perspectives on the information presented through various readings and class discussions. Even when students do not agree on a particular point in a reading or discussion, I feel that the common goal has been to voice an opinion or add to the discussion. A blog serves to give an individual a voice and a way to communicate ideas. Through the blog postings this semester, I feel that students have certainly demonstrated “collective intelligence” and I have found this experience to be a positive one.