Comments on: Always Learning, Always Growing http://betch.edublogs.org/2007/09/17/always-learning/ We've moved on... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:30:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://betch.edublogs.org/2007/09/17/always-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Chris Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:50:16 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2007/09/17/always-learning/#comment-630 Yeah I know what you mean. My own first serious foray in blogging started as a travel diary during my 12 months on teaching exchange to Canada. Once you start getting into the habit of daily writing, it just sort of flows on from there. Now I feel like I have to write at least every few days, and in the process I've not only become exposed to a whole lot of ideas and thinking from others, but I've also become clearer about my own personal opinions and beliefs. I guess once you start committing ideas to words it crystallises your own thinking. Anyway, thanks again! Yeah I know what you mean. My own first serious foray in blogging started as a travel diary during my 12 months on teaching exchange to Canada. Once you start getting into the habit of daily writing, it just sort of flows on from there. Now I feel like I have to write at least every few days, and in the process I’ve not only become exposed to a whole lot of ideas and thinking from others, but I’ve also become clearer about my own personal opinions and beliefs. I guess once you start committing ideas to words it crystallises your own thinking.
Anyway, thanks again!

]]> By: mscofino http://betch.edublogs.org/2007/09/17/always-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-629 mscofino Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:31:08 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2007/09/17/always-learning/#comment-629 Thanks for reading Chris! I totally agree with you that we don't have the time NOT to connect and collaborate... Now I'm just trying to figure out how to make the idea of participating in this conversation so compelling that all of my teachers will truly WANT to make the effort. I have to find that hook, just like <a href="http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/diving-in-part-2/" rel="nofollow">Will's story</a> about encouraging a teacher to connect with others on a personal level using her hobbies as a start (before she jumps in both feet first with her class). Just the experience of "networking and mind expanding", at any level, could be enough to get them started... Thanks for reading Chris!

I totally agree with you that we don’t have the time NOT to connect and collaborate… Now I’m just trying to figure out how to make the idea of participating in this conversation so compelling that all of my teachers will truly WANT to make the effort.

I have to find that hook, just like Will’s story about encouraging a teacher to connect with others on a personal level using her hobbies as a start (before she jumps in both feet first with her class). Just the experience of “networking and mind expanding”, at any level, could be enough to get them started…

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