|
| |
When people from work ask me "why do you blog and write all those articles?" I always give the answer "because, part of my job involves writing, and in order to be a OK writer, you have to keep writing!
Apparently, this line of thought is gaining momentum in academia. Professesors and students alike are starting to use the blog as a medium not only for communicating class notes and updates but also as an integral component of the cirriculum. Students are being encouraged to keep a blog, as they would a journal (remember those creative writing or communications classes where you were required to journal for a semester. How many of us that hated that stuff are now avid bloggers. ...as I raise my hand).
Blogs are also being kept up to facilitate group work amonst students. Imagine - all those group projects you were working on, what if you had a blog for that 5 person group that you all posted the latest reports, ideas, and updates to so that your group knew what was going on every step of the way (funny, wouldn't it be great to do this in corporate america too!) Not only that, but a blog offers a great way to maintain the history of your group's progress. While primitive (seems odd to say that in the context of blogging) this could be a student's first foray into formalizing the process of project management, and may even lead to better and more adept project managers in their furture work lives. Who among us does not manage projects at this point!
Related Links
The Exponent Online: Instructors increase Weblog use as aids
The Blog Herald