I'm reading an interesting article about blogging in a New York Times Magazine article, entitled "Mommy-Bloggest." (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/magazine/27armstrong-t.html)
Talk about inspiration! She typically has 100,000 visitors to her site, Dooce.com, "where she writes about her kids, her husband, her pets, her treatment for depression and her life as a liberal ex-Mormon living in Utah." Oh, and her site brings in an estimated $30,000 to $50,000 a month or more.
I don't know how many visitors I get to my blogging site for Granite State College, but while I promise I won't be writing about my recalcitrant Maytag washer or the exciting act of changing my newest granddaughter's diaper, I do hope I get across how exciting and challenging it is to teach at Granite State College though.
My students are always introducing me to new ways of looking at things. (I used to think that was my job, but now I understand how these things work both ways!)
In my online social psychology class, we've been discussing the concept of "group influence." Ah! Bullying and cliques! There are two relevant concepts. For several days students recounted the usually painful stories of bullying in school and cliques in middle and high school. Then one of the students pointed out that there are all kinds of cliques. Even being in an online class is a clique. Good point! And I suspect that those of us in this online class feel we're the Cool Kids.
If only it were that easy to raise your self-esteem! But one thing I've heard over and over from students when they get their diplomas: They're so proud of themselves and so glad they took that first step and tried their first class.
So of course, I have my fingers crossed that my blogs, though they don't seem to be bringing in those mega-thousands that Heather Hamilton is accruing, will get out the message that you can change your life by getting a college education. And you can do it all online (at least at Granite State College you can!). And of course, you can also become a Cool Kid.
Talk about inspiration! She typically has 100,000 visitors to her site, Dooce.com, "where she writes about her kids, her husband, her pets, her treatment for depression and her life as a liberal ex-Mormon living in Utah." Oh, and her site brings in an estimated $30,000 to $50,000 a month or more.
I don't know how many visitors I get to my blogging site for Granite State College, but while I promise I won't be writing about my recalcitrant Maytag washer or the exciting act of changing my newest granddaughter's diaper, I do hope I get across how exciting and challenging it is to teach at Granite State College though.
My students are always introducing me to new ways of looking at things. (I used to think that was my job, but now I understand how these things work both ways!)
In my online social psychology class, we've been discussing the concept of "group influence." Ah! Bullying and cliques! There are two relevant concepts. For several days students recounted the usually painful stories of bullying in school and cliques in middle and high school. Then one of the students pointed out that there are all kinds of cliques. Even being in an online class is a clique. Good point! And I suspect that those of us in this online class feel we're the Cool Kids.
If only it were that easy to raise your self-esteem! But one thing I've heard over and over from students when they get their diplomas: They're so proud of themselves and so glad they took that first step and tried their first class.
So of course, I have my fingers crossed that my blogs, though they don't seem to be bringing in those mega-thousands that Heather Hamilton is accruing, will get out the message that you can change your life by getting a college education. And you can do it all online (at least at Granite State College you can!). And of course, you can also become a Cool Kid.
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