The tasks for Days 16 and 18 of the 31 Day Challenge have sucked me back in. The small, supportive community taking the challenge have noted a slowing down in their activities, and for all sorts of very good reasons. I’m included in this. Despite this, my curiosity was piqued by Problogger Darren Rowse’s summary
Continue reading ...What’s your blog voice? I’ve been giving some advice to my new-blogger niece about getting in the blogging groove. My pearls of wisdom included finding a focus for the blog, and finding your blog voice. After that, it’s all about just doing it. Hard of course, to define something as personal as your own voice
Continue reading ...It was a first for me. A brand new blogger, actually a family member, sitting there and waiting for my advice! At the time, it felt as though the task was fitting right into the 31 Days to a Better Blog challenge, but it just floated in out of left field. She had responded to
Continue reading ...The 31-day challenge is hotting up, at least the work appears to be getting seriously organised. There’s lots of buzzing around the blogs by the team linking up via Michelle Martin’s Bamboo Project Blog. Michelle has asked us to consider what we’ve learned during the first 7 days. For me, being proactive by getting out
Continue reading ...What kind of a title is this? Well, a few things that are floating my way right now are certainly worth mentioning … the possibility of winning a whole kilo (ye gods 2.1lbs) of chocolate in the 31 Days to a Better Blog comp. So I’m up for that. The other is learning more about
Continue reading ...The 31 day challenge is beginning to pay off in terms of attracting new readers and contacts to the blog. It’s only natural to be delighted and flattered when someone ‘out there’ … a potential colleague … takes the trouble to respond to our bloggings. I know I am. So it’s been a great idea
Continue reading ...Do you remember when you went to the real library and would do a shelf browse to see what looked fun/interesting? This morning on blog duty, I’ve been doing a cyber version of shelf-browsing aka ‘surfing’. This was initially for forums I might join in my quest (the 31 day challenge) to engage with potential
Continue reading ...Michelle Martin’s Bamboo Project blog is great. I’ve found her blog ‘voice’ both warm and enthusiastic, so I have no doubt she’s a top teacher. I’ve been sucked in to a small but growing group of bloggers who are taking Michelle’s via Problogger Darren Rowse’s ’31 Days to a Better Blog.’ I wrote in a
Continue reading ...Doh, here I go again! I’ve long believed the first axiom of teaching is ‘Take nothing for granted.’ Had a couple of hours lab workshop this morning on Macs with a third-year group of students. I’m teaching them how to use the apps and services available on the web to create their own online, digital
Continue reading ...Almost as quickly as it came, the week went. There is a palpable feeling of anxiety amongst the students entering the final phase or semester of their study. So much to do, so little time! I try at this stage to encourage them to be as self-sufficient as they can be … cut the umbilical
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