The size of the digital universe is mind-boggling--currently estimated at about 40 zettabytes, or 40 trillion gigabytes. And within this digital universe there are about 600 million blogs. To give you a sense of scale: if you were to look at one blog every second, it would take you about 19 years to view them all.
So why am I starting my own? Why add to an already cluttered digital blogosphere? Well, I came up with a few reasons:
First, I often find myself saying, "Oh - this is really interesting. I should share this with my students (...or colleagues; ...or friends)." But up until now I haven't had a good way of doing this, outside of sending an email or text. It seems to me that a blog is a far more productive way to stay connected and share what I'm learning.
Second, I have the privilege of working with and learning from some incredible people--faculty, students, alumni, and educational leaders--and want to use this blog as a way to feature their voices and work.
Finally, Seth Godin argued, "Everyone should write a blog...even if no one reads it. There’s countless reasons why it’s a good idea and I can’t think of one reason it’s a bad idea." While I haven't blogged in the past, I'm convinced that the discipline of writing a blog will make me a better person. It's far too easy to waste countless hours stuck in digital mires--for me, endless repeating patterns of checking the news, then twitter, then ESPN, back to the news, then Twitter, and on, and on, and on--endless searching with no productive purpose. Writing this blog will provide me a productive outlet to channel my reading, thinking, and writing.
So what will this blog be about?
Stay tuned for the next post...
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