Well I've just spent a few (quite a few) hours reading the blogs of my Managing eLearning students and I have to say - what an insightful bunch. On the whole they are blogging in very good ways - often, reflectively and through a lens of teaching and learning application. Most are discussing their own experiences - frustrations, accomplishments and everything in between - with the tools, and then exploring how these tools can be used in a classroom. There are many honest comments about the complexities and demands of the course and there is much evidence of growth and persistence.
There are a few students about whom I am worried - little or no blogging will make it very difficult for them to write a synopsis that will pass. I will try to make contact with each of these people early this week.
There is a difference in this context for me, however. As a teacher of adults the responsibility is not mine but theirs, I can try to make things engaging and informative be as available as I can, but in the end it is up to them to manage their own learning and seek help if they are struggling. So very different to teaching children.
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