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Page 1: Professional development through blogs and blogging British Council webinar 21st May 2015 Sandy Millin

Professional development

through blogs and bloggingSandy Millin

21st May 2015

http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/blogsforCPD

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What is a blog?(Definition from Cambridge

Dictionaries online)

a regular record of

your thoughts,

opinions, or

experiences that

you put on the

internet for other

people to read

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Why read blogs?

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FOMO

Cartoon by Dave Walker from weblogcartoons.com

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Readers

Feedly

Wordpress reader

BlogLovin’

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Join the conversation

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Reflection

Share materials

Portfolio

Make connections

Ask for help

Catharsis!

Why blog?

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How to start your own blog

1. Choose host (Wordpress?

Teaching English?)

2. Design it

3. Write your first post!

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What interests you!

Share your materials /

ideas

Reflect on lessons

Ask questions

Summarise a webinar /

seminar / presentation /

conference…

Respond to other blogs

What to write

Cartoon by Dave Walker from weblogcartoons.com

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Tips

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Self-publicising#shamelessselfpromotion

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Favourite blogs

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Professional development

through blogs and bloggingSandy Millin

21st May 2015

http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/blogsforCPD