Noah Swart

Blog Topic

Is blogging an effective method?

Mr. Moss

  Is blogging an effective learning method? As always the answer usually depends on who you’re asking. If I were to speak personally I would say blogging is the most effective way I learn. To me I absorbed more information through reading articles then I do through reading a very linear style textbook. This is due to the fact that I would on average read around five to six articles per blog just trying to find the right around of information necessary. This led me to learn new things I rather wouldn’t have through reading a textbook.

  Along with reading articles I really challenged myself to ordering the blogs in a proper format, along with making my newly learned thoughts understandable. This wasn’t exactly a huge challenge but it made it interesting in the large idea of things. I think that without this class I would preside to assume that all classes were a linear textbook type style. A big factor for me was how much stress blogging relieved, as I knew every week the deadline required and how I would be able to achieve that deadline. Along with this I didn’t have to worry for the cramming of information the whole week before a big final exam. In my opinion this helped both my mental health and the lingering thought of when my next big text would be and when I would have to start studying for it.  

  Of course I can’t speak for every student when I say blogging is a very effective learning style, as all people learn in a particular way. I could see an old fashion type student really enjoying the old method of textbook reading and test studying and as I can understand that opinion I would presume for them to understand where I’m coming from as well. To summarize the idea of blogging was a greatly welcomed change from the old school style of textbook learning, if I was a teacher I would use the same method.