Would I use blogs? Absolutely!

I absolutely would utilize blogging in my classroom and in a workplace environment both! I am already considering the use of blogging in one of my classes (see question #4). I think it is incredibly positive for students to have an outlet to discuss topics that may have the restraint of time in a traditional classroom. Also, a more reserved student may benefit from the ‘protection’ of an online interface, therefore contributing more to class than they may have without this media.

I can foresee using blogging in many different ways in the future. For interactive media, we can use blogging to discuss different new medias and their uses. We could also discuss various design techniques and look at their origins, which would allow for further research from the students. For video classes and phogoraphy classes, we could utilize blogging as an online critiquing resource. I really think this idea could be very productive and may begin incorporating this in the next few weeks in my digital photography class.

As suggested in the P2P EFL/ESL Pedagogy and Technology blog (http://dekita.org/articles/p2p-eflesl-pedagogy-and-technology), I can also foresee using blogs for group projects. By requiring students to blog the production and status of a group project, the instructor can then see if everyone is participating and 'doing their share' without constantly asking group members for updates.

As far as blogging in the workplace, I think blogging would be incredibly useful for committee sub-groups, which are generally assigned for certain special projects and/or discussion topics. Actually, blogs would be a great resource, really, for any committee discussion and collaboration.