Education Blogosphere SurveyDr. Scott McLeod, January 2007

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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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