Comments on: J-school student told not to blog about class http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/18/j-school-student-told-not-to-blog-about-class/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Bob http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/18/j-school-student-told-not-to-blog-about-class/comment-page-1/#comment-374920 Bob Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:15:07 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2670#comment-374920 Wow, that's just...weird. I took journalism in community college 3 years ago and half the class blogged about, well, class. There was even a paper put up on the classroom bulletin board with everyone's URLs (most were livejournal, ew.)<br><br>Then again, maybe this is a university thing... Wow, that's just…weird. I took journalism in community college 3 years ago and half the class blogged about, well, class. There was even a paper put up on the classroom bulletin board with everyone's URLs (most were livejournal, ew.)

Then again, maybe this is a university thing…

]]> By: Sam Ladner http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/18/j-school-student-told-not-to-blog-about-class/comment-page-1/#comment-374919 Sam Ladner Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:36:40 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2670#comment-374919 This is an interesting problem, Matthew. We have research ethics, on the one hand (though I know that this is not an "ethics" class; suffice it to say, most students don't believe they're "on the record" during class). <br><br>And on the other hand is a problem of pedagogy. As a professor at university (no, I'm not a "teacher"; I am an instructor and a scholar), I find it exceedingly difficult to capture the students' attention during class. This may be part of the issue for the journalism prof.<br><br>But what I find concerning here is the implicit assumption that "no blogging" is somehow being a Luddite. It may be that you're interested in privacy. Hands up who wants control over the top-ten google hits on their names? Everyone? Ok. There you have it.<br><br>However, I do concur. As a former journalist who only ever worked online, I am somehow vindicated by the shift to online finally being a medium of record. This is an interesting problem, Matthew. We have research ethics, on the one hand (though I know that this is not an “ethics” class; suffice it to say, most students don't believe they're “on the record” during class).

And on the other hand is a problem of pedagogy. As a professor at university (no, I'm not a “teacher”; I am an instructor and a scholar), I find it exceedingly difficult to capture the students' attention during class. This may be part of the issue for the journalism prof.

But what I find concerning here is the implicit assumption that “no blogging” is somehow being a Luddite. It may be that you're interested in privacy. Hands up who wants control over the top-ten google hits on their names? Everyone? Ok. There you have it.

However, I do concur. As a former journalist who only ever worked online, I am somehow vindicated by the shift to online finally being a medium of record.

]]> By: Bob http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/18/j-school-student-told-not-to-blog-about-class/comment-page-1/#comment-342944 Bob Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:15:07 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2670#comment-342944 Wow, that's just...weird. I took journalism in community college 3 years ago and half the class blogged about, well, class. There was even a paper put up on the classroom bulletin board with everyone's URLs (most were livejournal, ew.)<br><br>Then again, maybe this is a university thing... Wow, that's just…weird. I took journalism in community college 3 years ago and half the class blogged about, well, class. There was even a paper put up on the classroom bulletin board with everyone's URLs (most were livejournal, ew.)

Then again, maybe this is a university thing…

]]> By: Sam Ladner http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/18/j-school-student-told-not-to-blog-about-class/comment-page-1/#comment-342943 Sam Ladner Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:36:40 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2670#comment-342943 This is an interesting problem, Matthew. We have research ethics, on the one hand (though I know that this is not an "ethics" class; suffice it to say, most students don't believe they're "on the record" during class). <br><br>And on the other hand is a problem of pedagogy. As a professor at university (no, I'm not a "teacher"; I am an instructor and a scholar), I find it exceedingly difficult to capture the students' attention during class. This may be part of the issue for the journalism prof.<br><br>But what I find concerning here is the implicit assumption that "no blogging" is somehow being a Luddite. It may be that you're interested in privacy. Hands up who wants control over the top-ten google hits on their names? Everyone? Ok. There you have it.<br><br>However, I do concur. As a former journalist who only ever worked online, I am somehow vindicated by the shift to online finally being a medium of record. This is an interesting problem, Matthew. We have research ethics, on the one hand (though I know that this is not an “ethics” class; suffice it to say, most students don't believe they're “on the record” during class).

And on the other hand is a problem of pedagogy. As a professor at university (no, I'm not a “teacher”; I am an instructor and a scholar), I find it exceedingly difficult to capture the students' attention during class. This may be part of the issue for the journalism prof.

But what I find concerning here is the implicit assumption that “no blogging” is somehow being a Luddite. It may be that you're interested in privacy. Hands up who wants control over the top-ten google hits on their names? Everyone? Ok. There you have it.

However, I do concur. As a former journalist who only ever worked online, I am somehow vindicated by the shift to online finally being a medium of record.

]]> By: Matt http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/18/j-school-student-told-not-to-blog-about-class/comment-page-1/#comment-342941 Matt Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:14:19 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2670#comment-342941 Why would the teacher take the time to ask a student not to blog or Twitter *during* class. Sounds like a pile of crap / backpeddling to me. <br><br>Any J-school prof should realize that taking notes, blogging, or wiring your network, etc is a valuable skill that will be required of everyone once they graduate. <br><br>Have you written anything about Concordia University's banning of the Facebook domain? Why would the teacher take the time to ask a student not to blog or Twitter *during* class. Sounds like a pile of crap / backpeddling to me.

Any J-school prof should realize that taking notes, blogging, or wiring your network, etc is a valuable skill that will be required of everyone once they graduate.

Have you written anything about Concordia University's banning of the Facebook domain?

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