The Department of English organised a Workshop on Blogging on 8th January, 2020 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm in Room no. 214 for students of all programs. The Resource Person for the workshop was Mr. Silverio Souza, a Creative Writer, Blogger, RJ and a Stand-up Comedian. The aim of the workshop was to familiarise students with the importance and uses of Blogging. 79 students attended.
The workshop began with the introduction of the Resource Person by Mrs. Samiksha Vengurlekar, the department in charge. The workshop was divided into two sessions. To start with, the students were tested for their previous knowledge on Blogging. For part one, students were enlightened about the importance, uses, types and areas of Bloggingthrough a PowerPoint presentation. At the end of the session the students clarified their doubts with the Resource Person.
During the second session, the question ‘why should one have a blog’ was answered. This session proved more of a practice session wherein five different blogging sites viz. Blogger, WordPress, Vix, Medium, Tumblr were explained to the students but WordPress was highly recommended. Students found this session quite interesting as they were shown steps to open a blog. Many of them could open a blog instantly. The Resource Person also enlightened students on how they can earn through blogging if they have about a million followers. The sessions were interactive and the Resource Person could keep the participants engaged till the end. As per the feedback received, students found the workshop quite interesting and useful.
The session ended with the Vote of Thanks by Mrs. Samiksha Vengurlekar, Asst. Prof. in English.
