As of today, everyone should have made at least 3 on-topic posts. Be sure to include references (2) for posts if you want credit for them. Take a look at your classmates' work. Many of them are awesome. You can include videos, pictures, discuss different points of view and make reading suggestions to your readers. You can also add relevant links. You can create links to your classmates' blogs.
Please have your blog posts up before the end of the day when we have exams.
Please have your blog posts up before the end of the day when we have exams.
For those of you who are education majors consider how you might incorporate blogging into student experiences. Research indicates students are more likely to maintain their blogs when the topic interests them. This probably will not surprise you. However, from personal experience, I've found many students have difficulty deciding on a topic and that that keeps them from being productive. The goal of having you blog is to help you become comfortable writing and finding information. If you are not comfortable please visit with me. I also hope you learn something about a specific area of biology.
Students (you included) may wish to consider building on their blogs throughout their academic careers. Blogs can be great places to share what you have uncovered. They can also be great places to store your ideas and references.
Freeman W, Brett C. 2012. Prompting authentic blogging practice in an online graduate course. Computers & Education. 59(3): 1032-1041.
