Blogging: Let Me Count the Whys
People blog for different reasons: for some members of the UBC community, blogging is a way to enhance student learning. During last February’s Webloggers Salon held at Telestudios, three prolific UBC bloggers came to discuss how and why they use blogs within the university context.
Get Your Moose On – Northern Voice 2007 is Ready to Romp Again
For those who have yet to experience the power of The Moose, the event is probably unlike any conference you have ever attended. True to the do-it-yourself, community-oriented ethos of weblogging, Northern Voice fosters an atmosphere that allows participants to steal the show, with special emphasis on providing a worthwhile experience to as diverse a range of attendees as possible.
The Blogging Curve: Possibilities for Integrating Weblogs in the Classroom
Blogs can be used in a range of ways, from a tool to manage course information, demonstrating professional tools and increasing student ownership in the classroom, to meeting learning objectives, Simon Neame, an adjunct instructor with UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) has discovered.
