I’m not exactly sure who she is, except that she lives in New Zealand, is interested in science, and is probably a student. But Cherrie, of Cherrieland, posted an important question as a comment to yesterday’s blog about Class Blogmeister. I responded to her comment, but this is such an important question, that I decided to post it as its own blog entry.
Cherrie said…
I don’t understand when people say that teachers (and students) have to “learn how to blog†– what does this mean, how to write interesting, concise blogs that people will want to read, or how to type it up and click the submit button and changing links and profiles and editing… are there secrets to blogging I don’t know about?! (ARGH!)
Cherrie, I like your question because it points to something that irks me as well. Even though a hair just behind my left ear stands straight up when I hear it, I usually do not object when people say, “I need to learn how to blog,” or “My students need to develop blogging skills.” I don’t object (usually) because they are probably going in the right direction in thinking outside the traditional classroom box, and some important learning will probably happen within the context of blogging instruction. But it’s based on the belief that we need to learn and teach technology skills — that it’s about the technology.
It isn’t.
It’s about information.
Certainly, technology has changed. But what has the greatest impact on us is how the nature of information has changed. I believe that teachers and students should be blogging, not so that they can learn to blog, but so that they can learn to communicate. In a couple of years, it will probably be a different tool. But we’ll still be accomplishing our goals through the quality of our communication.
Thanks for this very important observation.
I agree, blogging isn’t really about technology itself, I think it’s more about how the technology is used. Blogging allows everyone to become a bard if you will to tell the stories of their life and to (ideally) use them to grow. Of course, not all blogs are as noble as what I suggest and like you David, I think that in the future there will be other tools, but they will be extensions of the tools that we already have to communicate.
There are likely many ways to be a “good blogger” but certainly they are not limited to the technology that creates the blog, what determines the quality of a blog is the manner in which it communicates it’s idea and how well it starts a conversation (assuming people are willing to take time to comment on posts that they feel strongly about).
Any confusion over what it means to “learn how to blog” is a subset of a bigger problem. We still have too many educators who want to talk about students “learning technology” (often followed by something inane like “because it’s the future”).
That phrase, and others like it, make me cringe because typically the speaker is talking about kids learning the mechanics of Powerpoint, for example, rather than using it as a tool for effective communication. It’s the same with blogging.
David…while I think we’re basically on the same page about blogging, there is some nuance in how we look at this. I’m back to beating my head against the wall regarding what blogging is and isn’t and would love your views. Here’s the thread on my site on this post: http://www.weblogg-ed.com/2005/11/01#a4179
Best, Will
It’s about information, how you organise it in your mind, how you present it to an audience, how it relates to available resources, prior knowledge, people around you, what it means to have that knowledge, what you can do with it…
Technology for me is more than new tools – it’s an extension of my community, my 3D landscape, my scope, my reach; not just the ingredient – but the cake, the chef, the cafe, the street, the news-stand guy, the traffic, the city…technology is a life-style. It’s so hard to explain… keyboard/iPod is to technology as coffee/cafes is to city living?
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Thanks for your response David – if only every question at school could be met with that quality of feedback, openness for discussion (and encouragement)…
hehe, you made me sound much more mysterious and interesting than I actually am!!! I AM a student, though I don’t usually mention that for obvious reasons and I could mention various things I’ve done and other credentials, but I won’t because they don’t matter in the slightest. Just as a matter of interest, I’ve featured (inadvertantly) in one of your posts before, http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2005/06/29/a-great-night-at-necc/…hm, well there’s Andy, anonymous teacher, Patsy…oh, there’s me! =)
P.S. I think it’s cool how you keep this blog with interesting messages, thoughts, links and discussion… all the meanwhile keeping it relevant and (mentally) accessible to a target audience – it must be hard (and I don’t intend that to be a negative thing) and I must learn how to do that…
Holla and Happy Thanksgiving. nokia6630
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