Our journey with blogging has come to an end; or has it? For
this final required post for EDER 679.05, I am contemplating whether or not I
will continue blogging in the future. I have definitely learned the value of
blogging and the collaborative power of being part of the collective community
by following blogs. I must admit, I have kind of enjoyed sharing my musings on
technology and society and I have been impressed with the impact created by
linking my ideas to other blogs and exploring the connections in other people’s posts.
It is interesting to note, as I have surfed around snooping
at blogs, that not many blog writers are prolific. It is apparent that no one
from last spring’s class of EDER 679 has continued blogging. Many of my
favourite bloggers have big gaps in their posts. Once I find a voice that
interests me, I am a bit deflated to see that they have not been updating.
Part of me wants to push it and see what I could create if I
kept it up. Would I actually get a real following? Even after asking a few
friends and family members to have a look and reply, I only have one reply
outside this class. It looked kind of authentic but anyone who knows me will
see that I coerced my husband. Should I invest the time for myself and see what
happens? Maybe if I am not bounded by the guidelines of the class I will
venture further and create something more personal or organic. (Even that
sounds ridiculous!) I could remove the university heading and not link to my
professional organization and include my true sense of humor to build a
community, or I could stay on the professional track and focus on educational
ideas to build a collective among teachers. A third option… let the dust settle
and read a good novel. I might record all the URLs of our classmates and check
in periodically. Time will tell how blogging has affected all of us.
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