For the literature class we made this blog to keep track of the work we
did at the classroom. Counting this post I have 16 entries. The first blog we
made was about ourselves, in which we talked about what we think we are. I said
think but I feel that I’m always growing and changing and it is very difficult
to express who you are. After that blog post we started to write about
activities made in class, movies watched in class, and readings we had to make.
Some were based in some instructions and some were freestyle. In my case I had
never done a blog before, so preparing, adding gadgets, decorating, and all that
was needed to make it organized, and pretty for the eye was a challenge, but I
got the hang of it.
Now that the blog activity is over I went thru all the posts and
realized that the posts were getting shorter, but always in the 300 to 500
words, maybe because I learned to be more precise and concise or maybe because
at the end of the semester every student has more work accumulated from all
classes in our shoulders and I wasn’t an exception. I also realized that we did
a lot during the semester studying the class theme, journeys in literature. One
of my favorite’s posts was the one about tourist for a day, because it was
definitely a unique experience to act like a tourist in Puerto Rico, the
country in where I live.
This blog activity was very different from the activities I do in other
classes, mainly because I’m an Accounting student and literature and writing aren’t
the focus of my curriculum. Because of this reason this activity was refreshing
and unique. I also felt that with this method of writing and doing class work I
helped the environment, because we didn’t need to print out every single post
it was all on the web, going parallel with technology. I also liked that it was interactive meaning that I
could receive feedback on my posts from the members of my group and that I
could read their posts and see if other people have my same point of view, in
what they differ, compare it with my interpretation, and that I was able to attach links, photos, and videos to make my point.
In conclusion, the blog was new and different for me, but maybe because
of that I was able to learn about blogs, I was open for feedback, and I was
able to express myself better. It was a great activity that should be more
common in the university.
I like the perspective of not having to print anything out. It can be interpreted as a go green initiative. I loved this exercise and like you said we don't see this kind of university work in our faculty, as a marketing major though I see its pros !
ReplyDeleteThis is the third time I write this comment because I pressed accidentally the sign out button and then rewrite it but when pressed Publish I was signed out. I think we all learned something new and different with this blog. Atleast now I know what is a true blog and what they are used for. I like the thought of strange people reading my works and being able to post their insight about it from any part of the world.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely i felt the same way about going green. I can tell you enjoy writing because you have more blogs than any other group member. And I can relate to the fact that this was very different to anything done in in my faculty.
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