EduBlog Archetypes

Role Town Crier Recorder Scribe Elder Mentor Performer

EduBlogger Personal Networked Private Embedded Autonomous Anonymous

Type
Rationale/Value Inspiration Disseminate Preserve Reciprocity Connection Creativity

Motivation leadership sharing solitude posterity empowerment entertainment

EduBlog spiral arena sanctuary sharing sandbox stage
Learning circle
Context
Learning Self-directed; networking Integrity of Open to Commitment Unstructured,
Expectations selective skills safe space, others’ to personal free from
mastery; respect of views, open lifelong others’ critical
extending privacy; to guidance learning; seek judgments;
professional feedback and to expand allowed to
network, given if feedback social learning create and
increase invited network innovate
social capital
Process re-awaken review re-invent re-invest reflect re-present
Content “Commentary” “Snapshots” “Memoirs” “Legacies” “Synergies” “Stage Acts”
insights, reports, narratives, stories; extended public
observations commentaries reflections, shared conversations; performances;
on formal, on events; introspective narratives; dialogue, self- story-telling
public events; scrapbook insights, learning talk, group
critiques, pages; centre- events; discourse
reviews of discussions focused celebrates based on
talks, articles within talking positionality quaternity
circles
Description Combines Records, Records Leads and Recounts Prepares and
personal observes, acts recollections, facilitates learning showcases
integrity and as witness, reflections, collection processes, creative
with summarizes insights, and of artifacts makes works,
professional and recounts revises, re- for posterity connections, entertains and
experience to events for invents self- and offers others innovates
record own others narratives oversees reflections on
observations over time as selection professional
for others as part of process for practice;
formal expert personal family, engages in
archive group, “parallel
cohort, or conversations”
organization (Siemens)