ERIC Number: EJ1310619
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
Pages: 11
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Beyond the Weekly Discussion Board Post: Increasing Content Engagement in an Undergraduate Survey of Leadership Theory Course
Dunn, Allison L.
Journal of Leadership Education, v20 n3 p46-56 Jul 2021
Blogging can be an effective way for students to increase their engagement with course content. Using their daily lives as a leadership laboratory enables students to observe leadership theories in familiar contexts. This application brief discusses a semester-long assignment where students were asked to reflect on, synthesize, and apply course material through a personal blog. This assignment has been used in an online undergraduate survey of leadership theory course for non-leadership majors. Students reported that maintaining a personal blog helped them improve their critical thinking skills, recognize and document the practicality of the course material, and remain accountable and learning throughout the entire semester. Two recommendations are presented for instructors considering a reflective blog assignment: avoid being too prescriptive in the questions asked and refrain from requiring students to comment on each other's work.
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Leadership Training, Leadership Styles, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Critical Thinking
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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