Confessions of an elearning skeptic

An interesting new article appeared in the New York Times today called, “In Web World of 24/7 stress, writers blog till they drop“.  It seems that there is a ugly side to blogging developing which the New York Times refers to as the “digital-era sweatshop” where countless bloggers grind away producing posting as their main source of income.  The article quotes one such blogger, Mark Buchanan, who “sleeps about five hours a night and often does not have time to eat proper meals”.

I’m not for a second saying that using blogs in education will kill our students but its always easy to get caught up in the positives of new technology without looking at the whole picture.  I know, however, from personal experience that it is easy to get caught up in your blog and I think that the above article is an obvious pause for thought for bloggers around the world and for those of us who are encouraging others to engage with this technology. As with all things moderation is the key.

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