According to the text, School Leadership Internship, “expertise comes from a combination of action and reflection" (Martin, 2005). Educational leaders can use the weblog as a way to reflect on their current practice or on their action research project. Blogs provide a way for educational leaders to reflect on their own thought process and capture their thinking as they are researching. The great thing about blogs is that you have the ability to combine text, images, videos, and even links to other blogs. Paper and pencil reflections and journals to not allow for this kind of flexibility. "The comment feature of blogs allows principal-researchers to receive feedback from anyone in the world (in an open blog community) or other practitioner-researchers (in a closed community)" (Dana, 2009). Educational leaders can also use the blog as a way for a professional learning community to communicate in an easy and instant way.
Dana, N. (2009). Leading with passion and knowledge: The principal as action researcher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Martin, G. E., Wright, W. F., Danzig, A. B., Flanary, R. A., & Brown, F. (2005). School leadership handbook (2nd ed.). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
Elizabeth - As more digital immigrants wade into the digital pool, we will see more participation in blogs. The convenience of accessing the information when you choose will greatly benefit many administrators in their hectic day to day responsibilities.
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