Blogging: less is more

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Why blogging?

Blogs can be used for a wide range of purposes. For one thing, it's an excellent method to position yourself as an expert in your field. It can also be a powerful tool for spreading knowledge about the subjects you're enthusiastic about. Of course, it can be a very useful tool for educational purposes. 

• For teachers like us, blogging is a good way to reflect on our teaching. Point out what methods and activities have done well and effectively, and what problems and difficulties have occurred. It can help us find some alternatives and suggestions by ourselves and the teacher communities. 
• For students, blogging creates a comfortable platform to present their thoughts in an unacademic way. It can enhance students' learning motivation and gain more perspectives by reading their peers' ideas.
  

Here is a video to show you more about blogs in education:

How to create a good blog?

However, to make a good blog, one thing you need to keep in mind: sometimes LESS IS MORE. Let's take one blog by Richard Byrne as an example.

• Content 
  

One of the biggest problems with this blog is that the reader may feel overwhelmed with too much content on one page, including many advertisements. However, too much advertising content inevitably risks being perceived as unprofessional or unobjective. Readers may suspect that the contents are sponsored in that company's favour. Therefore, fewer content and ads on one page are recommended. 

• Catalogue

          

Choose an appropriate catalogue form to make it easier for your target audience to search for information. On Byrne's blog page, he chooses to use the date as the catalogue form. However, his target audiences are language teachers. It is obvious that an informative catalogue (such as listing key terms in alphabetical order) is easier for readers to search his other blogs than the date catalogue. However, if your blogs are about reflective works, maybe date one is more useful.  

That's all for today, hope this blog can benefit you! If any questions or thoughts occur during reading, you are very welcome to use the comment section below or email me directly. I will reply as many as possible. See you next week!👋