Blogging Is Good For You!

I’ve admired people who enjoy blogging, but I've thought it just wasn't my cup of tea. Did I really want to go public with my thoughts and reflections? Well, I did a little research, and I must admit that a 2 minute youtube video “Blogs in Plain English”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI bolstered my confidence, Maybe we could all inspire and motivate each other through our blogs. And then when I read the Scientific American article, “Blogging, It’s Good for You” http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-healthy-type&sc=rss which states,

"besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery“.

Well, I decided there might be some merit to blogging besides gaining course credit.

Blogging gives everyone the opportunity for knowledge sharing, debate and reflection. One day through blogs, we could be sharing ideas with students in another country.

I started off the week certain that our Moodle discussion board is a better forum for sharing ideas on a particular topic. It’s easy to chime in and follow up on Moodle. With a blog we have to rotate through the revolving door of 7 or 8 blogs spaces in order to link up with all our classmates. Yet, the more time I spend reading others' blogs, my ideas are shifting. Having our own personal space allows us to choose the issues that mean the most to us. Maybe in that way we can reflect best on our own learning and learn from each other. Discussion boards die off at the end of a course. Blogs (especially when written about something we’re passionate about) can live on forever. I think with time blogging might grow on me.