Lesson 1

Lesson 1

Blog Writing for ELL

The first lesson that I have learned for this subject is the various types of blog writing such as Weblog, Tutor Blog, Class Blog and Learner Blog. Each of it carries different traits to meet the preference of its users.

WEBLOG	TUTOR BLOG	CLASS BLOG	LEARNER BLOG
Online Journal	Run by a teacher	Shared between class members and teacher	Students own personal blog
Display pictures, videos and texts	Blog contains about syllabus material, course info, homework	Used as collaborative discussion place	Used as online journal
Open Public Domain	Some shares about reflections, experiences related to teaching material	Literally students centered	Encourage frequent out of class writing

So, the main question now is, why blogging? People discover lots of reason for blogging. For instance, it provides extra reading for the students, it encourage more student centered learning, it stimulate out of class discussion, create a sense of community in class and many more. Not only that, it also can be a portfolio of student works! 

So, why dont you start now? 😸

On the other hand, apart from its benefits, there is also some dark side lies within it. Since blog is a public domain, you cannot avoid getting underrated comments by strangers. Besides, it is hard for the teachers to do corrections on students' work. 

Thus, be careful on sharing! 😟

So i guess thats all. Take care everyone