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blogs, bloggers, blogging
affordances & practice
UF Libraries Expo April 15, 2008 1:30-2:00 PM EST
who am I?
• Christopher D. Sessums• Director, Distance Education, College of Education• Instructor, Educational Technology, College of Education• Ph.D. candidate -- educational technology
• http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog
What is a blog or weblog?
ApplicationMediumPublishing toolBroadcasting toolAggregatorSocial tool
What does a blog cost?
•Effort • Time • Attention • Connectivity • Literacy skills
How have blogs impacted society?
Disruptive technologyEveryone can be a media outletRedefining professionsRediculously easy group formingSocial actionDemocratizing promiseSelf reflectionReveals how knowledge is socially constructed
How do I use a weblog?
Formal/InformalPurposeCommitmentPassionParticipationShareConnectSandboxSelf reflectionKnowledge Base - Filter/HubFeedbackFun
Why do I use a weblog?
My aim is to agitate and disturb people. I’m not selling bread, I’m selling yeast.
-Miguel de Unamuno, writer and philosopher (1864-1936)