Blogging As Assessment/Resolution Revisited

My New Year's Resolution for 2012 was to blog. Well from a legacy grading point of view I'll give 35 posts a gift C+. This past semester I've been assigned to dive into assessment - because after all its 50% of my job. What Stiggins writes about that really has peaked my interest is students owning their own assessment. Makes all the sense in the world, but I never thought about the power of that. This is a good way to view blogging - as the assessment of how you're doing/what you're doing. Miguel Guhlin said its more about getting his thoughts down and reflecting more than anything. So perhaps I can use blogging as 1) a means of self eval and reflection ad 2) as an example to teachers of self-evaluation.

I believe for 2013 I need to blog more frequently just to get in the habit of writing to find a rhythm/voice. Another thing I've noticed from other edubloggers is that depth is so important. Some of my posts were less than what is expect out of myself for work or school - so I definitely need to raise my own bar. It isn't always about quantity. I like what Scott McLeod does sometimes just sharing something profound or striking he read.

Everyday affords us new opportunities. My revised resolution is to offer more thoughtful ideas to the blogosphere. In addition I'll refocus on using this as a real life assessment tool.

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