A few stats on my blogging efforts here at UVM

I was happy to notice a few minutes ago that the comments on my English 180 blog have surpassed the 700 mark, with close to half of these coming this semester. I’ll be the first to point out that I require that my students respond to the prompts and comment on each other’s prompt, but I think that the level of “discussion” that has gone on there has helped my students get a better handle on the novels we’ve looked at this semester. I’ve been really impressed with many of the observations they’ve made there.

Looking at how much I’ve posted in the last couple of years, since I began blogging here at UVM, the total combined number of posts I’ve made currently sits at 463. That’s not bad, at all, though I’d like it to be higher. Then again, I’d also like to be publishing more, so maybe I should be regretting it wasn’t lower.

Regardless, I’m enthused to see such great work on the part of my students. I also highly recommend that you check out the great blogging work my English 005 (Canadian Culture) students did this semester with their group blogs. They really impressed me and are all now bloggers, at least for the time being.

I wonder if we’ll see a “Great White North” alumni blog appear? HINT HINT, you intrepid English 005 bloggers…