This, my blog has taught me – Presentation 1, BLC08
Description: Since keeping a blog I have learned that little lessons can form big ideas, altering what a teacher can and must do. I’ve recently moved my blog, and in doing so, I have reflected on every post along the way. Here is an anecdotal look at a few things my blog has taught me.
Here is the second part of the presentation where I ask participants to join in on the journey or the conversation…
Thanks for being part of my presentation… answers to your one question, thoughts, feedback, and comments are all welcome. If you blog a response, please add a comment with a link below.
Tags: Alan November, BLC08, blogging, blogs, datruss, David Truss, learning, Learning Conversations, teaching
Background:
July 21st, 2008 at 11:13 pm
My favourite line of your presentation was “I am a better teacher, I’m a better leader because of the reflective nature of what I do on my blog.” This is key for me, otherwise why blog? Why teach or lead for that matter either if your not willing to chew on what you do? There are lots of great how-to blogs–which have been essential to my learning–I need them, but it’s the why that intrigues me. Honest refection and the distilling of what has most meaning is kind of a lost practice. Blogging forces me to think about what matters and why.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:04 pm
[...] Come on – admit it. The desk in your hotel room looked similar Dave Truss‘s. There’s no shame in admitting that you came to BLC08 prepared to document, record and participate in as much as possible to build your learning community.
[...] This, My Blog Has Taught Me http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/this-my-blog/ (This is just one of three presentations that Dave did while at BLC08[...]
July 25th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
[...] And if you’d like to (re)visit BLC, Lisa graciously gathered this list of archived sessions:
Pre-Conference: Alan November Published Google Doc with links to everything thanks to Dave Truss
[...] Dave Truss This, My Blog Has Taught Me http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/this-my-blog/ [...]
July 28th, 2008 at 9:53 am
[...] Even though I’m the one writing, I want to learn the most. Thanks to David Truss and his BLC08 presentation “This, my blog has taught me.” What an inspiration. [...]
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:07 am
Hi David,
I am not a better teacher because I reflect, I am a better teacher when my reflections lead me to challenge my own prejudices , misconceptions and weaknesses….I work with teachers who are able to reflect but then do nothing about what they have learnt, because sometimes it is easier to keep on doing what you have always done, than attempt to challenge yourself and develop a new paradigm of learning….
March 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo
September 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
[...] I basically sliced and diced up a Powerpoint presentation, ‘This my blog has taught me“, and then recorded my screen as I spoke. The whole process took just over a couple hours and it was a lot of fun to be doing a project like this again, after creating my POD’s are Coming presentation this summer [...]