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Your Name and Title: Kiran Budhrani, Instructional Designer

School or Organization Name: Brady Corporation

Co-Presenter Name(s): None

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Philippines

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Teachers

Short Session Description (one line):

The use of blogs to surface evidence of deep learning among students from the content generated and student writing style.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

As teachers, we must aim for our students to achieve deep learning. Evidence of deep learning is seen when students can explain new facts and ideas in their own words, can cite relevant examples or add context, and can relate new facts and ideas to their own experiences. However, it is observed that students typically decide how they should perform depending on what is expected of them by the teacher. Perhaps, the major influence on the students' approach to learning are the assessment methods defined in class and the way a teacher designs a blog assignment can influence how students perform on the assignment.

The presentation shows initial results on the use of blogs to surface evidence of deep learning among students. Blog posts were analyzed based on the content generated and student writing style. Results show that an unstructured blog assignment design facilitates deeper learning compared to a structured blog assignment design.

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