2012 Conference Archive
Acting Theoretically: Blogging as a Way to Turn Theory into Action
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Abstract
The title of this session is drawn from a Blog I am writing for students as a part of my instruction in an introductory course on Cultural Studies. Students also author their own Blogs with the expectation of building a Burkean Parlor that, in time, develops into meaningful action. Drawing upon previous research on student agency and channeling dissent, this presentation considers the usefulness of blogging as a means to build student confidence with the theoretical course materials. Through discussion and commenting on the Blogs, through surveys and polls, and through reaction papers, I am mapping students' receptiveness to a fundamental change in thought that results in concrete action. I am interested in measuring how carefully ordered blogging activities provide students with the scaffolding to help them construct a productive engagement with the world's problems. I am in the midst of a two - year process of collecting data. Attendees will be introduced to the research on building agency, and I will discuss how to develop Blogging activities in courses.
Location
Room 2911
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Hasseler, Terri, "Acting Theoretically: Blogging as a Way to Turn Theory into Action " (2012). SoTL Commons Conference. 54.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2012/54
Acting Theoretically: Blogging as a Way to Turn Theory into Action
Room 2911
The title of this session is drawn from a Blog I am writing for students as a part of my instruction in an introductory course on Cultural Studies. Students also author their own Blogs with the expectation of building a Burkean Parlor that, in time, develops into meaningful action. Drawing upon previous research on student agency and channeling dissent, this presentation considers the usefulness of blogging as a means to build student confidence with the theoretical course materials. Through discussion and commenting on the Blogs, through surveys and polls, and through reaction papers, I am mapping students' receptiveness to a fundamental change in thought that results in concrete action. I am interested in measuring how carefully ordered blogging activities provide students with the scaffolding to help them construct a productive engagement with the world's problems. I am in the midst of a two - year process of collecting data. Attendees will be introduced to the research on building agency, and I will discuss how to develop Blogging activities in courses.
