Colleagues,
Do you use blogs in your high school teaching practice?
I am working on a doctoral research project at Nova Southeastern University that is trying to find out just how high school teachers are using blogs - how blogs are set up and managed, how students respond to blogging, and whether there are observable effects on students' writing skills.
Would you do the favor of taking a few minutes to complete an online survey that is part of this effort? Here's the link:
http://www.sitelineaz.com/21stCenturyTeachingSurvey.html
I am a former high school English teacher and English department chair from District 202 in suburban Chicago, and I know well that there is little time in anyone's day for extras. But your contributing to the data the survey collects would be so helpful in ensuring the validity of the conclusions that may be drawn from it.
From one teacher to another, thank you for lending a hand.
Marilyn Olander
olander@nova.edu
Contacts
I recommend two contacts:
Pam Childers at The McCallie School in TN
and
Jenny Jordan at Glenbrook North High School in IL
Pam and Jenny are the most prominent writing center scholars to speak from and address secondary schools.
They may or may not be using blogs this semester, but they'll likely know of others who are, as well as e-lists that would welcome your query.