Blogging to learn
I did some more work on the two blog sites mentioned previously. Subdomains are easier to remember. I also scheduled log file processing every so many minutes. You know I’m curious if there is any traffic.
The addresses and usage reports are as follows:
Choice and Learning – http://si502.interspike.com
Log report
Search and Retrieval – http://si503.interspike.com
Log Report
Maybe you’re wondering what I’m thinking could happen with these blogs? Basically, its about forcing oneself to review and rehearse (through typing) the main ideas behind our readings. Maybe you have some comments about an assignment or something about the lectures or sections that would be worth sharing for the benefit of those in the class.
This blog will be worthless if nobody knows about it. If people learn about it, they have to have a reason to participate. If they intelligent student perspectives on the readings and lectures, it would be yet another way of rehearsing this stuff. That’s the only way to get it into your head you know.
So I’ll be looking for people to help in two ways. First, I need help writing entries on assignments, readings, lectures and discussion. Ideally the blog entries explore concepts from the course or summarize key points.
Who knows, maybe the GSI’s could be convinced to write 2 entries per the semester. With the number of GSIs, that might be all that’s necessary. A summary of the week and some questions to get us all thinking.
At the very least it’s a place for me to rehearse and learn.
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