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September 22, 2004
News on the March
Check it out: I'm quoted in an article on academic blogging in The Guardian. So are several other cool people whose blogs I've been reading for a long time. Here's the section of the article where I'm quoted (but you should go read the whole article):
In the same vein, Charles Tryon (http://chutry.wordherders.net) gets students to blog for a first year composition course he teaches at the school of literature, communication and culture at Georgia Tech in America. Last year, they kept personal blogs. This year, they are working on group blogs while Tryon coordinates the class via a blog (http://democracymatters.blogspot.com), which points students to relevant material online. He suggests that blogging - reading and writing posts, following links and discussions - encourages students to think critically about technology and how it affects the way we write and think.Not sure I have much to say about the actual content of the article right now. I think Jim McClellan has done a good job of describing the ways in which blogs have been used by academics. I'll add that, like Jill, I've tried to use blogs to bring students into a "larger debate that extends far beyond the classroom." My current composition classes have been focused on writing and reading about the upcoming election, and I'm hoping that blogs can be a useful way of helping students to engage with that debate.Tryon adds that "blogs are no substitute for class discussion". Some suggest that eventually, blogs will become just one part of the general digital tool kit available to teachers. Others suspect they may have more lasting effects on academia.
Posted by chuck at September 22, 2004 7:37 PM
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It's going to take me a full couple of days to go through all the links they came up with. Congratulations Chuck, and it was a good article to boot.
Posted by: Rusty at September 22, 2004 8:26 PM
Wow!
Posted by: George at September 22, 2004 9:43 PM
Wow indeed.
Posted by: Matt K. at September 22, 2004 10:22 PM
Congratulations. I'm just glad people are talking about blogs as something other than crap. Because, sure there are awful blogs, but there are SO many great ones out there (like yours!).
Posted by: DeAnn at September 23, 2004 12:05 AM
Thanks, everyone!
Posted by: chuck at September 23, 2004 1:13 AM
Yes, wow!
Posted by: Chris Martin at September 23, 2004 11:37 AM
Just read the whole article. Great stuff!
Posted by: karik at September 24, 2004 10:20 AM
Haven't had a chance to do more than skim the article yet, but congratulations anyway. I'm looking forward to poring through the piece and checking out its links this evening.
Posted by: David at September 24, 2004 1:17 PM
Thanks again, everyone! David, there are some really terrific bloggers profiled in the article, so I'd absolutely encourage you to check out their blogs.
Posted by: chuck at September 24, 2004 3:40 PM