Dr. Jan Pearce

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Explore Blog Posts on Runestone Academy

Dr. Brad Miller was a professor at Luther College, a a small college similar to Berea. He created Runestone Interactive on a sabbatical from Luther. Read a few of the posts on his archived blog:

When COVID hit and professors had to take courses online, guess what happened to Runestone… Read the following:

Next, read a few of the Recent Posts on Runestone. (Read the ones that interest you most.)

Create a new WordPress Blog

Create a new publicly accessible blog on a blogging platform such as WordPress. If you use WordPress, start by visiting wordpress.com and clicking Get Started. Note: Do not use a non-blogging platform like Google Docs.

Make sure that your blog is public, or else the TAs and I won’t be able to see your posts. It’s up to you whether you would like to use your real name or not. You’re free to blog under a pseudonym as long as we know what it is. Submit a link to your blog in Moodle.

You can be less formal in your blog posts than if you were writing a paper or report. However, your grade will take into account the level of critical reflection as well as the level of professionalism. In other words, errors in punctuation, formatting, spelling, and a professional tone still matter!

Blog Prompt 1

In your first blog entry of the semester, address each of the following bullets (1 or more paragraph each):

In order to receive credit for each blog entry, you must do both of the following:

The best blog entries will be honest, thoughtful, and critically reflective. Here are some blog examples of the differences between reporting, reflection, and critical reflection.

Please note that blog prompts are due by 8 am on their due dates –do not wait until the last minute!