blogs, bloggers, blogging affordances & practice UF Libraries Expo April 15, 2008 1:30-2:00 PM EST

who am I? • Christopher D. Sessums • Director, Distance Education, College of Education • Instructor, Educational Technology, College of Education • Ph.D. candidate -- educational technology • http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog

What is a blog or weblog? Application Medium Publishing tool Broadcasting tool Aggregator Social tool

What does a blog cost? • Effort • Time • Attention • Connectivity • Literacy skills

How have blogs impacted society? Disruptive technology Everyone can be a media outlet Redefining professions Rediculously easy group forming Social action Democratizing promise Self reflection Reveals how knowledge is socially constructed

How do I use a weblog? Formal/Informal Purpose Commitment Passion Participation Share Connect Sandbox Self reflection Knowledge Base - Filter/Hub Feedback Fun

Why do I use a weblog? My aim is to agitate and disturb people. I’m not selling bread, I’m selling yeast. -Miguel de Unamuno, writer and philosopher (1864-1936)

Questions? [email_address] http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog