Response to “Trying It On For Size” by: Nels P. Highberg

I liked this essay because it really gave me the sense that this person truly cared for what students view academic elders. And since this person focused on autobiography of students, they can somewhat understand what goes through a student’s mind during class. This professor believed it was important to express real life ideas, experiences, and feelings in the classroom because not only did they feel it was important to know about these things, that this is what real life is like. From this essay I get the feeling that this professor really has a deeper understanding for students because he looks at all aspects of their life. The blog is obviously a big thing that helped him. The blog not only let his students post what they thought academically, but gives a look into what they go through in everyday life. Blogs are a basically an autobiography, which is what this teacher specified in analyzing. What I liked most about this essay besides the professors understanding of his students, was the fact that he realizes it's alright to stray away from typical teaching methods, analyzing blogs being one of them, and wasn't afraid to express his delight in doing this.

Response to “I Blog, Therefore I Am” by: Angelina Karpovich

I enjoyed reading this essay because the really brought to light what blogging was all about. In a sense anyone can view or write a blog about anything, but it takes a certain viewpoint to really be able to connect to an idea. And sometimes reading others ideas we are able to come up with some of our own. The author makes a point that her blog became a social gateway to share ideas with others, and also meet some real life friends. She also makes a point that a personal blog in its most basic form is just a form of creative space that is limitless because of the countless ideas that can be formulated by interacting with other bloggers. I really liked the fact that she realizes that a blog space is limitless because you can use it for so many things, and she used hers for everything from relationships with other people to academics. And that to me is a good thing, because when I think of blog I think of personal freedom.