Dr Scott McLeod dangerouslyirrelevant org data collected January 2008 data reported October 2008 wwwflickrcomphotosauthentiqone2516909291 Do you blog as part of your job NO ID: 596068
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Education blogosphere survey
Dr. Scott McLeoddangerouslyirrelevant.org
data collected
January 2008
data reported
October 2008Slide2
www.flickr.com/photos/authentiqone/2516909291Slide3
Do you blog
as part of your job?
NO
47%
YES
53%
www.flickr.com/photos/semperfelix/370610248Slide4
Which audience(s) does your
blog primarily target?
(check all that apply)
Teachers
Technology
coordinators /
integrationists
Students
Administrators
Parents
Other
No one
except
myself
Policy-
makers
Librarians
/ media
specialistsSlide5
minutes
per weekspentblogging
(median)
www.flickr.com/photos/shashachu/270424315Slide6
What are the primary reasons you blog?
(please select up to 3)
Responses
PERSONAL LEARNING / GROWTH
new
information, new perspectives, learning
network
248
THE CHANCE TO THINK
thinking
through ideas, reflection,
rumination
187
A VOICE / AUDIENCE / CHANCE TO SHARE
expressing
ideas, someone is listening, reaching a wider
audience
161
COMMUNITY / CONNECTION / INTERACTION
conversation
, discussion, new friends, peer group,
support
159
CAPTURING IDEAS / RESOURCES FOR LATER
summarizing
, organizing, creating a record, documenting,
archiving
110
SENSE OF HELPING OTHERS
contributing
value, greater good,
mentoring
96
KEEPS ME CURRENT / UP-TO-DATE
new
tools and resources, discovery, staying
fresh
74
CHANCE TO TRY THINGS OUT
experiment
, explore, try
things
50
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR BACK
testing
ideas, feedback,
validation
48
IT'S REWARDING / GRATIFYING
receive
praise, self-satisfaction, feeling of
accomplishment
21
OTHER
20Slide7
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3
4
6
7
8
9
2
5
10
11
Technorati
authority
(median)
www.flickr.com/photos/bobasonic/170043435Slide8
median number of subscribers
www.flickr.com/photos/ggerome/247720234Slide9
.
Correlation
Technorati
authority
&
number of subscribers
www.flickr.com/photos/svenwerk/369136782Slide10
Lack of time
to write
Lack of time
to read
Lack of
confidence
Lack of
readership
Need to be
careful / safe
Finding
new ideas
Unsure
about
purpose
Filtering /
other
roadblocks
Writing or
technical
mechanics
Other
What’s the most difficult thing for you about blogging?
(please select up to 3)Slide11
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www.flickr.com/photos/bip/2274034194Slide12
In 2007, approximately how many
educators did you influence…
to begin
reading
blogs?
to begin
blogging
themselves?Slide13
People in your
organizationwho activelyread or writefor blogs
(median percentage)
www.flickr.com/photos/svenwerk/369136782Slide14
How many
feeds are in your
aggregator?
Mean = 92
Median = 50
Max = 848Slide15
More
informationabout the
participants
www.flickr.com/photos/psoup216/1443767349Slide16
48%
girls
52%
boys
www.flickr.com/photos/38071164@N00/367688798Slide17
The unbearable whiteness
of blogging
(cf. Milan
Kundera
)Slide18
Age 10-19
1 respondent
Age 20-29
36 respondents
Age 30-39
99 respondents
Age 40-49
84 respondents
Age 50-59
51 respondents
Age 60-69
8 respondentsSlide19
Respondents
(worldwide)Slide20
(yes, I forgot to take my own survey)
Respondents
(continental U.S.)Slide21
At what level
do you work? Slide22
What is your
primary
vocation?Slide23
What subject
do you teach?
(teachers only)
Technical arts (business, home econ, tech, etc.)
Science
Other
Social studies
Special education
Fine arts
ESL / ELL / bilingualSlide24
Thank you!
I couldn’t do this without you!
www.flickr.com/photos/boriskramaric/2656140464Slide25
Music credits
InertiaThe Hustlers
www.flickr.com/photos/brianauer/2027646283