It is a strange thing, this blogging business. Some people seem to really enjoy it and totally embrace its value both educationally and personally. They have a lengthy blog roll (something incidentally that I never even knew existed prior to this course) and follow their favourites almost religiously.
They regularly post, witty and inspiring pieces that are both well written and interesting. And, quite honestly it is all a complete mystery to me. Like chess.
I have read around the subject (to some extent) and I understand the principles behind blogging, but I just don’t seem to be able to get on board. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say, rather that I don’t have anything to add. I suppose the question though is, would it be of value to my learners? The answer eludes me as yet. Possibly, but I would be struggling to sell it. I think it takes a certain amount of focus to blog, and the majority of my students are more Snap chat than Word press. Having said that I’m sure that if they were to read other people’s then they would almost certainly gain some value from it, but would it be more than they could gain in other formats? I’m still unsure but hopefully by the end of this module I will have made up my mind!