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Blogging in the Classroom: Does Writing In-Class Reflective Blog Posts Improve Learning?
Angela PashiaUniversity of West Georgia
Road Map• Overview of the literature– In-class, low stakes writing–Why blog– Formats for class blogs
• What I did• Research outcomes• Discussion
Reflection
Active Engagement
Formative Assessment
Your turn!On your index card, write:
1. Which goal you want to target today
2. A prompt to use for your subject matter
FormatsGroup vs. Individual
Hub-and-Spoke vs. Personal Reflection
Open vs. Closed
Your turn!On your index card:
Brainstorm the benefits of 2 different formats for your class learning
outcomes.Which would you prefer to use?
What I did
Research DesignWordpress Blogger
20 min in class writing on Wed.
Prompt given Wed.response due by Saturday at noon
Comment on 2 classmates’ posts
Due by Saturday at noonNo comments required
Homework + commentson blogs
Homework + commentson blogs
Project SAILS:Standardized Assessment
of Information Literacy Skills
Partial ConsentClass 1 Class 2
Average Pre-Test Score 25.17 23.52
N = 24 21Average Post-Test Score 28.35 27.78
N = 23 18Change in Scores 3.18 4.25
Consent on all 3 partsClass 1 Class 2
N = 18 14Average Pre-Test Score 26.33 24.00
Average Post-Test Score 30.00 26.71
Change in Scores 3.66 2.71
Qualitative Differences
Class CharacteristicsClass 1 Class 2
Average GPA 2.67 2.44
3.0 + 6 4
2.0 – 2.99 12 11
1.0 – 1.99 3 4
< 1.0 --- 1
First time Freshman 1 ---
Average Hours Earned 49.3 31.21
0-29 10 13
30-59 9 7
60-89 2 ---
90 + 1 ---
Cautionary TalesStart with WHY
Beware of overdosing on tech
Photo Credits
Chiew Pang (2012) _1020784 17/11: Having fun writing their anecdotes [photograph]. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55955607@N02/8193681317/
Kaptain Kobold (2008) 02/08/2008 (Day 2.215) - Reflections [photograph]. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/2725740342
Queen’s University (2014) Ellis Hall Active Learning Classroom [photograph]. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensucanada/12107964783/
Burns Library, Boston College (2011) [Boston College students engaged in classroom activity] [photograph]. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc-burnslibrary/6772252993/