This morning, Rob and I gave our presentation about using weblogs as a tool for reflection. Each session had about 10 participants. Although the numbers were small, the participants seemed to be engaged and several were truly excited about exploring this technology on their own.
We started each session with the introductory activity 3-2-1. Each participant shared 3 things about themselves, 2 ways that they stay connected with others, and 1 question that they have about weblogs. This gave us a sense of who was in the room and what experiences they already had. I scribed the questions that they had about weblogs and referred to the poster throughout the clinic to gauge how well we were meeting people's needs.
Click on the thumbnail photo to read the questions.
After the intro, I shared my experience of using a blog to encourage myself to reflect and to document my work. I hope that I conveyed the excitement and satisfaction that I feel when I post entries and people actually comment. Blogs can be a very effective tool for sharing work, reducing isolation, and learning.
Rob continued the presentation with an overview of how to set up and maintain a blog. I was very grateful that he could come to Boston. It was our first experience with working together professionally and I think we worked well together.
WISHES
I wish that I could have prepared a more interactive clinic. In some ways, the lecture style presentation seemed out of place at a conference that's dedicated to promoting collaboration.
I wish that I had asked people to write down their next steps or recorded them some way. I would like to know how the participants are using blogs in a month, in 6 months, and next year.
I hope that participants will feel comfortable asking for support if they need it.
I hope that any other coaches that start blogs will share them. It would be great to link them to each other.
Comments (1)
Donna and Rob did a wonderful job presenting their work. I learned a tremendous amount and want to dabble in blogs myself. Thanks for representing the work of the K16 group so well.
Posted by Tim | January 25, 2005 2:27 PM
Posted on January 25, 2005 14:27