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May 07, 2008

I have not taken the time to reflect on blogging in quite a while. Writing for the Web has been on my mind lately, as has the act of writing with purpose and the latent networks and communities contained in each Web page.

Here's a video that sets the stage nicely--a set of fresh eyes, ears, and minds, sharing their reflections on blogging and their "business:"

Recently, Chris Brogan triggered a desire to rethink my blogging stance by posing an innocent enough question:

"How does your blog relate to your business?"

As a young educator-surveyor, I started my weblog as showcase for my writing--as a way to refine class assignments into something that could be shared with a general readership. Along the way, I have received invitations to present and publish my work based on the traffic I drew to my blog. I saw it as a value to cultivate my skills as a public intellectual, finding ways to translate my ideas into a more citizenly discourse that speaks across disciplinary boundaries and communicates with a diverse audience.

computer demands a blogUltimately, I see it as my business to blog. It permits me to circulate my research findings and those of others more broadly and to respond to contemporary issues in a thoughtful and timely manner.

So what are you blogging for? Why is it your business to blog? (Pssst... pass it on.)

 

 

 

Acknowledgments::

With much help from Henry Jenkins, Chris Brogan, Nigel Robertson, and Drew

Posted by Christopher D. Sessums


Comments

  1. I love all the different parts you synthesize together for this post. Very great stuff, and I'm grateful for your sharing. Good luck with the process.      

    default user iconChris Brogan... on Thursday, 08 May 2008, 06:22 CEST # |

  2. I found the video very insightful.  As a new user of blogs I am finding the range of various uses for blogs overwhelming.  I would like to integrate the use of blogging into my classroom teaching as a way to engage students in learning and thinking for themselves.  Do you find people more likely to respond to a blog posting than to commenting in a public forum face-to-face?

    default user iconGuest on Sunday, 01 June 2008, 14:39 CEST # |

  3. RE: "Do you find people more likely to respond to a blog posting than to commenting in a public forum face-to-face?"

    It depends on the person. Some people prefer speaking publicly, face-to-face; others prefer the space an online environment permits. It seems to be a personal thing.

    What has you're experience been?

    default user iconGuest on Monday, 02 June 2008, 18:18 CEST # |

  4. RE: What has you're experience been? I am new to blogging and for the most part I have just been reading them and not commenting.  I would like to start using a blog with the classes I teach.  I find that in the classroom many students are afraid to speak out.  I am hoping with the use of a blog, more students will make comments and get engaged in the on-line discussions. 

    Any suggestions?

     

    default user iconGuest on Monday, 02 June 2008, 18:52 CEST # |

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