Professional Development by
Pradeep Lele, Director, Faculty and Staff Center
And for this issue a selection of blogs that you may want to take a look at:
But first, for the uninitiated – What is a “blog”?
“Blog” is an abbreviated version of “weblog,” which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. A blog is a frequently updated, personal website featuring diary-type commentary and links to articles or other Web sites. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one narrow subject or a whole range of subjects.
Many blogs focus on a particular topic, such as web design, politics, sports, or mobile technology. Some are more eclectic, presenting links to all manner of other sites. And others are more like personal journals, presenting the author’s daily life and thoughts.
Generally speaking (though there are exceptions), blogs tend to have a few things in common:
- A main content area with articles listed chronologically, newest on top. Often, the articles are organized into categories.
- An archive of older articles.
- A way for people to leave comments about the articles.
- A list of links to other related sites, sometimes called a “blogroll”.
- One or more “feeds” like RSS, Atom or RDF files.
Some blogs may have additional features beyond these.Confessions of a Community College Dean
In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990’s moves into academic administration.
Lisa’s Online Teaching Blog
A history teacher’s weblog experiment at MiraCosta College in Southern California.
Halfway There
A math teacher looks at education, politics, religion, culture and (of course) math teaching and learning.
Writing as Therapy
Numerous sighs, frequent groans and occasional laughter about life at a two-year college from
a composition instructor’s perspective.
It’s All About the Learning
Musings, comments, and sources from an instructional technologist at a small community college.
Blogging Pedagogy
This is a blog about pedagogy and English studies from the Computer Writing and Research Lab.
at the University of Texas in Austin. It is a space to share resources, stories, successes, and failures.
Boing Boing
Boing Boing is a weblog of cultural curiosities and interesting technologies. It’s the most popular blog in the world,
as ranked by Technorati.com, and won the Lifetime Achievement and Best Group Blog awards at the 2006 Bloggies ceremony.
And finally our very own NHC STARS Journal where STARS (Students Trained in Admissions and Recruitment Support) often blog their college experiences on the NHC/SOAR Web site.
