Blog
(blawg) noun
“1. a
website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences,
observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other
websites. “
I believe
that blogging is an effective way to learn. The way this class is set up, we learn
about an overview of a subject and then we are given a specific topic to write
about so we can further understand the subject. Having to write a blog as an
assignment forces us to look up and read information on the topic we are studying
which makes us learn and expand our knowledge on the topic. Also after reading
about it, having to write it in our own words reinforces it and helps us retain
the knowledge. This is more effective than reading a bunch of pages from a book
or looking at one hundred PowerPoint slides. I like the whole idea of blogging
because it feels more contemporary. While looking up the information I got a
chance to gain information from different sources which gave me new
perspectives on each subject since it wasn’t all coming from one source. Gathering
info from more than one source is the best to learn and expand your thought
process. This is part of the reason why it is good to surround yourself with
people who don’t always think like you. This is also a good reason why the best
teams consist of people from different backgrounds and cultures. It’s good to
have different experiences and points of views coming together for the same
purpose. If all the learning from one class only comes from one teacher and no
other experiences on the subject, then the learning will be one sided. Using
multiple sources of information for each blog has been the best way (for me) to
learn about each subject.
