Overview
You will create and maintain a WordPress blog that responds to the readings, themes, and activities of this course. A quick google search will reveal that there are *many* resources on blogging. Some of the most important basics are listed on the Blogging Tips page. Also, check out ProBlogger’s beginner guide for a thorough introduction to blogging.
In short, your blog posts should included the following:
- A title (try to be creative here–the strength of your title often determines whether or not someone will read what you have to say.
- Something to say. Many student bloggers will post only when they have to. That is, they use the blog as a way of meeting a minimum quantity of words. While this can lead to satisfactory outcomes, the really inspired (and inspiring) blogs are the ones who focus on what they are saying rather than whether they’ve reached their word counts yet. The more you blog, the better at it and more comfortable you will become.
- Links to relevant other information, sites, and or resources.
Blog Assessment
| Blog Rating | Description of Rating |
| 4 = Exceptional. | The blog entry is focused and coherently integrates examples with explanations or analysis. The entry demonstrates awareness of its own limitations or implications, and it considers multiple perspectives when appropriate. The entry reflects in-depth engagement with the topic. |
| 3 = Satisfactory. | The blog entry is reasonably focused, and explanations or analysis are mostly based on examples or other evidence. Fewer connections are made between ideas, and though new insights are offered, they are not fully developed. The entry reflects moderate engagement with the topic. |
| 2 = Underdeveloped. | The blog entry is mostly description or summary, without consideration of alternative perspectives, and few connections are made between ideas. The entry reflects passing engagement with the topic. |
| 1 = Limited. | The blog entry is unfocused, or simply rehashes previous comments, and displays no evidence of student engagement with the topic. |
| 0 = No Credit. | The blog entry is missing or consists of one or two disconnected sentences. |
Blog Rubric: Courtesy Mark Sample & Leann Hunter