Post on 24-Dec-2015
Education Blogosphere SurveyDr. Scott McLeod, January 2007
www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org
A call for participants…
How many edubloggers participated in the survey?
160
Thank you!
Would you quit your current job if you could support yourself and your family through blogging?
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The chance to try things out.
7 / 160
= 4%
Key ideas
Try things
Experiment
Explore
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? It’s rewarding / gratifying.
11 / 160
= 7%
Key ideas
Praise
Self-satisfaction
Accomplishment
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The sense of helping others.
13 / 160
= 8%
Key ideas
Contributing value
Greater good
Mentoring
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Capturing ideas / resources.
15 / 160
= 9%
Key ideas
Summarize / organize
Creating a record
Document / archive
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? It keeps me current / up-to-date.
20 / 160
= 13%
Key ideas
New tools / resources
Discovery
Staying fresh
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The opportunity to hear back.
26 / 160
= 16%
Key ideas
Testing out ideas
Feedback
Validation
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? The chance to think.
27 / 160
= 17%
Key ideas
Thinking through ideas
Reflection
Rumination
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? A voice / audience / chance to share.
47 / 160
= 29%
Key ideas
Expressing ideas
Someone is listening
Reaching a wider audience
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Community / connection / interaction.
59 / 160
= 37%
Key ideas
Conversation / discussion
New friends / peer group
Support
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Increased learning and growth.
68 / 160
= 43%
Key ideas
New information
New perspectives
Learning network
What’s the most valuable thing you get out of blogging? Summary.
What’s the most difficult thing for you about blogging? Summary.
How many feeds are in your aggregator?
Average = 89
Median = 58
High = 587
What is the URL of your favorite NON-education blog?
8 www.headrush.typepad.com
7 www.lifehacker.com
6 www.techcrunch.com
3 www.presentationzen.com
2 www.boingboing.net, www.engadget.com, www.flickr.com, www.huffingtonpost.com, www.postsecret.blogspot.com, www.wired.com
That’s a wrap!
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