Brightspace Ignite Tennessee - Blogging to Enhance Student Internship
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The document discusses the benefits of blogging for student internships and field-work experiences, emphasizing the importance of fostering social connections among students and instructors. It outlines effective strategies for encouraging student blogging, such as using designated sites and establishing grading criteria. Additionally, it identifies various internship and field-work sites while addressing challenges related to blog customization and privacy.
Brightspace Ignite Tennessee - Blogging to Enhance Student Internship
- 1. Blogging: Enhancing Student Internship and Field-work Experiences Janice M. Williams, BSDH, MS Presented at: Brightspace Ignite Regional User Forums Murfreesboro, Tennessee February 13, 2015
- 2. Objectives • By the end of this session, the participants will be able to: 1. Explain the benefits of blogging. 2. Discuss effective ways to encourage student blogging. 3. Explain the significance of staying connected with students in completing internships and field-work.
- 3. Blogging Benefits • Web log or blog- a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences. • Gives the writer (blogger) a platform to freely express themselves. • Usually, readers can comment and share their opinion as well.
- 4. Effective Ways to Blog • Designate a site: Brightspace – WordPress, Blogger, CampusPress by Edublogs – Admin can make it private • Establish a criteria: Rubric – Vary according to instructor preference – Encourages creativity • Make it a requirement and attach it to student course grade. – Encourages participation and collaboration
- 5. Why Stay Connected with Students Through Blogging? • Fosters a sense of social connectedness with student, classmates, and the instructor. • Promotes student-peer support and collaborative dialogue. • Encourages reflection and engagement. • Extends the online classroom by providing a safe environment to publish student work. • Easier to grade compared to traditional journaling.
- 6. Internship & Field-work Sites • Private Dental Offices – Nashville, Clarksville, and Murfreesboro • Public Dental Clinics – Interfaith Dental Clinic: Nashville & Murfreesboro • Mobile Dental Clinic – Hope Smiles Mobile Clinic • TSU Dental Hygiene Clinic and Various Classes
- 16. Challenges • Blog customization • Attaching rubrics to the blog rather than gradebook – instructor use fluidity • Privacy function within the course