Blogging for reflective practice

Why reflect?

Standards of the Victorian institute of teaching

Professional engagement

“Teachers reflect on, evaluate and improve their professional knowledge and practice.”

Blogging as reflection

Edublogger community models and encourages this

Teachers who are passionate about their practice

Building community

http://edubloggerworld.ning.com/

Building a reflective community

http://edubloggerworld.ning.com/

What happens when you start blogging as an educator?

Bernie’s blog

http://9engf.edublogs.org/2007/08/13/help/

Blogging….

another way of learning

a different way of thinking

Reflection….

Evaluate effectiveness Identify my own learning needs Visualise future ideas Ask for help Keep up with research

Reflection…

A skill for life long learning We model to students what we want

them to learn http://theopenclassroom.blogspot.com

/2005/12/2005-reflections.html

Blogs enable…

Looking back to where you were The benefits of connecting disparate

people Learning from others Articulating beliefs and thoughts Refining these

But it’s not just about blogs

There’s Twitter Podcasts Wikis Ning Del.icio.us Bloglines

These are also about….

Community Reflection Learning Support Collaboration

I heard myself saying…

“I just didn’t know blogging was going to change my life in the way it has”

But it is not for everyone

Uses the intrapersonal intelligence

Makes some feel uneasy

Some people reflect better in other ways

Try it and see

My colleague Bernie

Calls his blog “From sceptic to ?”

http://rimsitter.blogspot.com