Posted in blogging on Oct 5th, 2008 No Comments »
My first thought about “Why blog?” is “Everybody’s doing it,” but that does me little good, because I hear the metaphorical mother’s voice in my head responding, “If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?” Blogging, and electronic interactions in general, are the direction in which communication has taken us, whether we are eager or reluctant [...]
Posted in blogging, reflection, support, teaching, writing on Jul 9th, 2008 No Comments »
“Writing is an excellent way to think through ideas and develop new approaches.” Exactly, Clint, your post nailed it. As service-learning practitioners we know the value of critical reflection and we go to great lengths to ensure our students have that opportunity. Why, then, do we rarely take time to reflect on our own work?
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Posted in blogging, teaching, writing on Jul 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Gail has picked a very apt first topic: why, indeed, should we spend time blogging? I think that through writing we can come to better understanding of service learning education, how it shapes the lives of our students, and how we can better engage students in learning through their service. Writing is an excellent way [...]
