Julie+Cullen+Blogging

=My research project =


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 * **I am:** || My name is Julie Cullen. I am a secondary school English teacher. ||
 * **My project title/theme:** || An exploration of how blogging affects student engagement in the English classroom ||
 * **Here are a few more details:** || I am in my second year of an MSc in Education and Training Management in DCU, Dublin. Last September, I started a new job in a local secondary school. Unfortunately, I do not have my own classroom. Myself and my students have our English class in a different room five days a week. This can be disruptive and annoying. To counteract this, we have created our own classroom website. We cannot display our work on the walls but we can display it in our virtual classroom! The website also allows students to upload their homework from home. The most important aspect of the website is the blog. My research will be conducted using a case study methodology. I have been 'modeling' a class blog for my students for the last few months. When we return to school on April 16th, the students will start blogging for themselves. Up until now, they have simply been commenting on my blog. ||
 * **More details can be found here:** || http://juliecullen.weebly.com/ ||
 * **I can be contacted on:** || https://twitter.com/#!/cullej29 ||