On blogging

What makes blogging different from other types of writing is the expression of thoughts and mental trips in a less formal way. Being a rookie, even if I start a topic, I might take the freedom of hesitation, repetition or deviation. This fault trilogy comes from a BBC show called ‘Just A Minute’ which speakers must talk about a random topic given at that moment for one minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. I have always found this game beyond challenging, especially when I think about my students who can hardly talk about what they had for lunch in Turkish or English. You have to make really quick decisions while your mind tends to go blank the moment you hear the topic. It’s impossible to come up with anything interesting if you don’t have enough knowledge. Even if you have things to say, you find it hard to put your thought patterns into organized and meaningful speech so you end up choking and mumbling, sweating or showing other signs of stress as time is running out. However, with blogging, you have plenty of time to think and even more time to express yourself in cyber-world, a world which we can’t avoid and I know that most of you have worked on computers to make your projects or presentations since grade 5. You can sit down or lie on your bed if you have a laptop with wireless connectivity in your room, a place where you feel comfortable, free from pressure and actively explore the boundaries of your imagination just like I’m doing at the moment...

Welcome on board :)

Dear my wonderful, lovely students & colleagues and guests,

I have always envied friends who take their time and make an effort to create hilarious blogs, sharing their original thoughts and notions, and getting a bunch of inspiring feedback in return; always had the thought of starting a blog but immediately retreated by the idea of not having a purpose. When I started taking this online course on Educational Technologies, I became aware that technology is the key to bringing new perspectives to teaching budding Turkish students and merging the new with the old techniques. This blog has two aims; to reflect the knowledge I get throughout my learning experience which would, then, lead to the ultimate purpose of creating a new and interesting learning environment for my students hoping that it will be far more communicative and authentic than a conventional classroom. Enjoy your flight....