I’m pretty excited that this is my first official blog on wordpress! The world of communication is changing drastically everyday and I’m beginning to realize communication doesn’t just occur through email, cell phones, and text messages. Now, we have Twitter, blogs, facebook, and tons of new resources that I don’t even know about yet. Some people see it as pure madness and others see it as opportunity. It may be a little of both, but that’s the beauty of it- you can chose what you want to make of it. I’ve posted on blogs before for class assignments or organizations and I’d have to say I’m one of those individuals who sees blogs as a source of opportunity, but most importantly it is a valuable resource to help me digest the multitude of information I consume on an everyday basis.
The following are a few ways that blogs can be used other than a cantankerous personal rant (which many of us may associate with personal blogs):
- A destination for storing good articles and information you have read for future reference
- Sharing your ideas in order to connect with individuals who have similar interests
- Taking ownership of our ideas and use blogs as an instrument to receive criticism in order to strengthen your own ideas and platforms
- To develop critical thinking skills by verbalizing your thoughts into constructive arguments and/or tidbits of informative regurgitation
I’d be interested to hear about how others use blogs…thoughts anyone?
The only way we become smarter is by manifesting and deconstructing new information/ideas, then building upon our existing knowledge base to create a more enlightened perspective. Of course this is my personal opinion, but it seems to have worked for the world so far.
-Nick Litwiller
