Yesterday morning, my friend Penny Gladwell, asked me to recommend some leadership blogs for a group of high school students she is working with this fall.
Penny, who is the lead leadership faculty for Mountain State University's Martinsburg Campus, is teaching local high school students about leadership with an exciting approach. Somewhat new to the social media scene, Penny hopes to introduce her students to social media by encouraging them to read-and write- blogs and to connect with others on Twitter.
I find this approach exciting for several reasons:
- Penny is choosing relevant media and learning tools for her students. Even if her students have not previously read or written blogs, they likely spend much of their day online. Chances are, many of them have already embraced social networking through Facebook.
- Social media offers people the chance to connect with others and make a difference through sharing their thoughts and ideas. As Penny helps these students explore the topic of leadership, she is also giving them an outlet for their leadership learning by introducing them to a limitless online audience for their work.
- Penny is valuing her students, showing them great respect by sharing her knowledge and expertise with them and making this course less about fulfilling academic requirements than it is about living out their lives as leaders. They are young men and women who can and will make a great impact with their lives and she is helping them immensely to make leadership practical.
So, would you help me as I give direction to Penny and her students? There are so many great blogs about leadership. I have my favorites, but I want to make sure I don't miss any. Please share your favorites in the comments to this post and I will compile them in a list here and post it as my next post. Feel free to include your own blog, as well.
Thanks for your input!
