all about blogs: universal tool of the digital academic
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All About Blogs:Universal Tool of the Digital Academic
Melissa A. Venable, PhDOnlineCollege.org
Technology, Colleges, and Community Worldwide Online Conference
#2013TCC
What is a blog?
Reverse chronological presentation
Comments
Links and multimedia
Templates
WYSIWYG editors
About page
A type of website through which an author, or group of authors, post regular articles and interact with readers.
Why use a blog?“Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are
millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules." – Blogger.com
Flexibility
Free account options
Ease of use
Professional looking results
Your choices depend on your goals …
Blogging in AcademiaTeachingCourse delivery
Syllabus presentation
Student assignments
Blogging in AcademiaResearch and WritingProject awareness
Presentation
Publication
Blogging in AcademiaServiceProfessional Associations
Community Building
Blogging in AcademiaCareer DevelopmentAuthority building
Portfolio presentation
Professional development
“A blog with many readers speaks to an author's ability to command an audience for his or her ideas and their unique expression in the blog.” – Gita Manaktala, MIT Press
Planning Your Initiative …1. Set specific goals
2. Determine your audience
3. Establish voice
… Planning Your Initiative4. Select and schedule topics
5. Have realistic expectations
6. Read other blogs!
7. Find support
ResourcesBlog Platforms
EduBlogs http://edublogs.org/
Blogger https://www.blogger.com/
Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/
TypePad http://www.typepad.com/
WordPress http://www.wordpress.com
Tools and More
Adding Google Forms http://help.typepad.com/add-form.html
Blackboard Course Blogs http://www.blackboard.com/quicktutorials/Bb9_Tools_Create_Blog.htm
The Teach 100 List, Teach.org http://teach.com/teach100/about
WordPress.com Classrooms http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/classrooms/
Guide to Common Blogging Terms http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/a-short-guide-to-terms-commonly-used-in.html#.UXAxPytARi7
ExamplesTeaching
Course http://wp.vcu.edu/grad602/ | Syllabus http://prorabaugh3120.wordpress.com/ | Assignments http://assignments.ds106.us/
Research and Writing
Project Updates http://delilaopen.wordpress.com/ | Reporting http://innovation.web.unc.edu/ | Publication http://etcjournal.com/
Service
Community Building http://careercounselortechnology.com/ | Professional Organiations http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/
Career Development
CV/Portfolio examples http://couros.ca/cv/ | http://jodywright.ca/
Questions?Contact me:
Melissa A. Venable. PhD
@Melissa_Venable
Inside Online Learning Blog http://bit.ly/V89jL6
Image credits:Title: AJC1, Flickr, CC:BY-NC-SA
Slide 3: WP Phil Oakley, CC:BY-SA / Blogger IIiaUNiLibrary, CC:BY-NC-ND / Tumblr chadarizona, CC:BY / Typepad topgold, CC:BY
Slide 8: Mexicanwave, Flickr, CC:BY-NC-ND