A Defense for Innovation

A Timeline of Blogging

Adoption

Through this model of

decentralized diffusion

(Rogers,2003), blogging can

be easily adopted.

Local innovator

Lead instructor

Adopter

instructor

Adopter

instructor

Local innovator

Lead Instructor

Adopter

instructor

Adopter

instructor

Local Innovator

Lead Instructor

Adopter instructor

Adopter instructor

10-20% Adoption

(Rogers, 2003. p. 344.)

Links for more information

about BloggingArticle from McGraw Hill

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingt

oday/educationupclose.phtml/47

Instructions on how to set up a class blog

http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/bl

og/blogideas1.cfm

Site with more resources and links on

blogging creation and use in the

classroom

http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w

/page/17791566/Blogging

Free blog creation site geared for students

and teachers

http://edublogs.org/

Example of a blog I created

http://michaelkirsch.blogspot.com/

Google owned blog site

http://blogger.com

Timeline links

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor

y.php?storyId=17421022

http://nymag.com/news/media/15971/

References

Anderson, T. (2008).Towards a theory of online learning. In The theory and practice of online learning. Anderson, T. (Ed). Edmonton, AB: AU Press.

Deed, C., & Edwards, A., (2010). Using social networks in learning and teaching higher education: An Australian case study. International Journal of Knowledge Society Research. (1)(2). Retrieved on November 18th 2010 from IGI Global at http://www.igi-global.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/Gateway/EData.

Palloff, R., & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass

Rogers, E., (2003). Diffusion of innovations. New York, NY: Free Press.

Utecht, J. (2007, April). Blogs Aren't the Enemy. Technology & Learning. pp. 32-34. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. on December 12th, 2010.

Utecht, J. (2007). Creators in the Classroom. Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools, 184. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. on December 14th 2010.

Wong, R., & Hew, K. (2010). The impact of blogging and scaffolding on primary school pupils’ narrative writing: A case study. International Journal of Web-based learning and Teaching Technologies. (5)(2). Retrieved from IGI Global at http://www.igi-global.comezp.waldenulibrary.org/Gateway/EDatabaseTools/DatabaseSearch/SearchResults.aspx.