Most of us can agree that blogging forces reflection on many fronts. Professionally speaking, routine examination of our beliefs and best practices is a good thing. Blogging offers the structure that some of us need to learn. It opens the door to dialogue. It allows one to ask questions and filter responses while welcoming contrasting, supporting or neutral points of view. Through video, audio, and active discussion, it presents content in a sensorial rich environment.
Reflecting on the usefulness of blogging, my own critical writing and watching several videos, I was surprised by the comment of a primary student “my writing gets better every time I blog.” Clearly, writing and reflection is a key role of any blogger.
The process of learning includes many stages: direct teaching, knowledge acquisition and transfer, comparing, thinking, self-discovery and assessment. Yet, how does this process manifest itself in practice? Below are six areas of practice that encourage positive momentum in learning: group work, discussion, questioning, social atmosphere, cooperation and reflection. Whether learning takes place in the classroom, at home or on a blog, it is my duty to answer curiosity with curiosity, and to empower children to reach their full potential.
Blogging is like walking into the mist of a virtual “cloud”. It has the potential to add positive momentum to the process of learning.
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