How can you use your blog to develop, model, and maintain substantive, meaningful, collaborative, and reflective experiences and interactions?

November 11, 2010:  Phase III Reflection

Reflection Question (because I was absent from 11/9/2010 Phase III meeting):

I believe this Speech Geeks Blog can eventually be used as a electronic connection between Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) all over the world. Currently, I believe the concept of a blog is meaningful as a tool for me to reflect on different aspects of speech pathology and learn about another speech pathologists point of view and speech/language area interests via blog posts. I think the whole concept of a blog if fascinating. Ultimately, an ideal speech language pathology blog would have members from all over the world, and there would be commenting and postings happening daily. As of right now, we only have two members. I am not sure how to get other members to join. I am also not sure if focusing on the "ultimate" blog is very realistic at this point and time. I currently do not have the time in my day to learn how to use all of the parts of a blog and figure out how to add other SLPs.

Beginning this Speech Geeks Blog with Emalyn, also led to me adding her on Facebook. This is another Internet savvy tool that has become a great way for me to stay connected to speech people all over the US. I have many speech pathologist contacts from graduate school, overall the Twin Cities Metro area, and even some people out of state. It is a great way to keep in contact about what many of the districts in MN are doing. However, I think a blog would be more beneficial in the fact that you could post one question to many people and have anyone comment on it---and the only people that would see that post would be the people that really care about it and joined your blog in the first place.