Blogs are very flexible - they're more than just places to ramble. You can use one to make a public-facing course website, a journal, a portfolio, and much more. This session gives an overview of what a blog can do and shows examples of several ways it can be used.

After successfully completing this workshop you will be able to:

• List several ways a blog could be used in a course
• Explain how a blog differs from an online discussion
• Describe several aspects of a blog, including posts and pages

Thoughts about the role a blog might play in a specific course.

Handout from February 2014

• Create Your Own Blog (e-book, ND only) by Tris Hussey, 2009

• Eight strategies for using blogs in a course
• Get Started — WordPress.com
• Blogging Scoring Rubric
• 10 reasons for building course websites in WordPress
• Class Blogs – Options and Three Strategies
• Comparison chart: Blog vs. Forum
• 5 Ways to Use WordPress Besides Blogging

Can apply toward these graduate student/postdoc certificates:

• Striving for Excellence in Teaching
• Advanced Teaching Scholar
• Teaching Well Using Technology