8/13/2019 The Blog Conference 2013
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Name:_______________________________________ Date:________
Time:________
The Blog Conference
Youve maintained a blog this semester, and now wed like to hear
you talk about your work.
Beginning on Monday, December 9, I will meet with students
during class in a 1:1 conference
lasting approximately 4-6 minutes. Each of us will have a
laptop. You will be responsible for
discussing the following topics:
Discuss your understanding of audience during this process. Did
it develop slowly?Quickly? Emerge collectively through all your
posts or instantly due to one particularpost? Was it ever an issue
for you as you wrotea help or a hindrance? Use an example(or
examples) from your blog to make your point.
Is writing in this medium reminiscent of other writing you have
done or did it feel likeyou were really doing something new and
different? Use examples when necessary.
Identify your one most successful post in terms of taking
advantage of the opportunitiesthis medium has to offer.
Identify adversity you faced during the blogging processi.e.
struggles withtechnology, composing a particular post,
understanding what needed to be doneandexplain how you dealt with
that adversity. What would you change? How did youhandle it
correctly?
Blogging will continue next semester. What is a goal you have
for yourself? Is itsomething you want to try? Something you hope to
continue to do? Something youhope to start doing? Anything with
reading other blogsin the class/outside of class?
To earn an A on the blog conference:
The best conferences are student-led; the teacher should have
little need to move theconversation along. AnA conference
demonstrates preparednesswhether its the orderof the discussion,
the examples used, or the depth of understandingand should usethe
time effectively, not just overall but for each answer. The level
of reflection is at thehighest level for anA.
To earn a B on the blog conference:
These conferences are mostly student-led with some teacher
guidance; students areprepared for all responses, but some show
more depth and planning than others. Theseconferences demonstrate a
high level of student reflection.
To earn a C on the blog conference:
These conferences require the teacher to move the dialogue along
for a considerable partof the conversation. Student has prepared,
but may struggle to find all examples oranswer all questions
thoroughly. Time may be heading far over or a little under due
tolack of strict preparation. The reflection occurs at a basic
level with some insights.
To earn a D on the blog conference:
These conferences clearly lack preparation. This may be evident
in the examples, timemanagement, and/or reflection.
