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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall?Blogging as Reflection
Ruth A. Smith, Principal Lecturer
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Learning Outcomes• By the end of this session, delegates will be able
to:• Describe ways in which blogging can be used
in assessment• Outline the benefits of blogging in assessment• Explain how to overcome potential issues in
using blogging as assessment
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Why use Blogs in Assessment?
• ‘Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World’ (March 2009)
• Recognised impact and potential challenges of students’ widespread use of Web 2.0 technologies
• Web 2.0 is known as the ‘Social Web’where software is available through the Internet that supports group interaction (Shirky, 2003).
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Web 2.0 Timeline
1999
MSN
Blogger.com
2004
YouTube
2003
2002
2001
2000
Myspace
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Using Blogs
• A Blog or weblog is “a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, that can be viewed in an HTML browser” (Winer, 2003).
• Blogs replace reflective notebooks for Work Placement Modules
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Benefits of Blogging…
• “Provide a space for students to reflect and publish their thoughts and understandings” (Ferdig & Trammell, 2004)
• Makes people more thoughtful and articulate observers of their world (Blood, 2002)
• May develop reflective skills (Clyde, 2005) • Can promote reflection and deeper learning which can
be transferred to situations outside the classroom (Bouldin et al., 2006)
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Barriers to Blogging…
• Students may be reticent about revealing their real feelings (Catalano, 2005, Lenhart and Fox, 2006)
• Reflective blogging may be more attractive to some groups than others (Herring et al, 2004)
• Creative individuals are more likely to enjoy blogging than others (Guadagno et al, 2008)
• Link
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Case Study: Context
• Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Business Management (3 x 20 credit modules at Level 7)
• The course commenced with a 7 week block followed by a 6 month work placement.
• Blogging represents 15% of the final mark for the work placement module.
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Blogging Preparation
• Short Presentation on how to reflect (essential)
• Structure of Posts: Where are you now? Where do you want to be? How are you going to get there? What does it feel like?
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Evaluation
• Positive…
– “can look back in blog and see past ideas and learn from mistakes”
– “it was easy to be self-critical and reflect on group's mistakes”
– “helps you understand the module - think about your work”
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Evaluation
• Negative…
– “don't know what to write”– “don't know what to write about and takes time that
could be spent in a way that feels more productive”– “I sometimes find it hard to get started”
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Recommendations
• A Blogging ‘Code of Practice’ is essential• Explain what students should be blogging
about.• Explain how to ‘Do Reflection’.• Explain how to protect anonymity.• Encourage – give regular feedback.