Blog Posting Types

News and resources blog postings

The news / resources blog postings include:

• academic resources (e.g. books, journal articles, professional conference proceedings)
  
• international news media (newspapers, magazine articles, television and radio programs, Internet based news media)
  
• cinema, videos, and documentaries (streaming videos, DVDs, video blogs (YouTube, Google Videos, etc.)
  
• web sites and documents about "teaching and learning for global awareness educaiton." The sources may bes schools and other educational organizations, private companies, corporations, governments (local, regional, national), NGOs and IGOs.
  
• references to other blog postings (other than those in this class) pertinent to "teaching and learning for global awareness educaiton."

Blog postings involving news and resources are usually very brief. Give the source and URL or other link to the resources.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not copy and paste text, video or images from other sources without permission in any blog posting. Include source citations when referring to any information from other sources.

Experiences and Reflections blog postings

The blog may include your experiences, reflections and interpretations as you progess through the course. You may include original photos or video clips of your experiences.

2.1 For the experiences, reflections and interpretations blog entries

• Focus on a specific topic involving a first
  hand-experience relevant to "Global Awareness Education." The experince may be based on an a structured experience like a class, a personal experience, or an observation. The posting may include original photos or video clips.
  
  
• Describe your experience, and summarize the lessons you learned or your recommendations for others. Optionally, you may link the experience to issues or topics in the readings, resources or discussions in this course. (about 100 - 200 words)

2.2 For the overall reflections on the course blog posting:

• Reflect on the entire experience in the course, including the seminar format, the independent research you conducted, and the collaborative components of the course.
  
• Consider the following questions in your reflections:
  
  
  
  • Did the course experience result in a significant change in your thinking or perspective? Please explain.
    
  • To what extent was this course applicable to working with your students (or other learners)? Please explain.
  
  

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