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Blogging for beginners: using blogs to promote your research

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License. Blogging for beginners: using blogs to promote your research. LSE Centre for Learning Technology. Outline. What is a Blog? Using Blogs for Research Other uses Hands-on: Create your own Blog

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Blogging for beginners: using blogs to promote your research

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  1. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License. Blogging for beginners:using blogs to promote your research LSE Centre for Learning Technology

  2. Outline • What is a Blog? • Using Blogs for Research • Other uses • Hands-on: Create your own Blog • Blogging Good Practice

  3. Matt’s Blog Most recent ‘post’condimentum vel. Proin lacinia tempor mi, sed consectetur lorem vulputate eget. Donec venenatis vulputate purus et eleifen Donec quis ante id ante More >> About Fusce viverra libero eu velit SearchCategories Nam arcuSapien, Feugiat IVviverra vitae, InterdumSed dolor Links Another Blog A website John’s Blog Earlier blog postPellentesque quis libero lorem, id tempus nunc. Sed iaculis, diam nec molestie semper, enim augue Even earlier postNam arcu sapien, feugiat in viverra vitae, interdum eu risus. Sed dolor nunc, porttitor sit amet faucibus tincidunt, dapibus sit amet purus. Fusce viverra libero eu velit lobortis quis consequat ante iaculis. Vestibulum sed convallis tellus. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. • Website • Easy-to-publish • Reverse Chronology • Comments • (RSS) Feeds

  4. How can blogs be useful for research?

  5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanr/142455033/

  6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalintegrity/2405107045/

  7. Image: Authors own photo of a lecture theatre with teaching taking place Subscription resource: No URL: N / A Edited: No Amendments: N / A Date: Unknown

  8. Other uses • Newsletter / Updates • Teaching • Teacher’s course Blog • Students’ course Blog • Students’ personal Blogs

  9. Hands on: Create your own blog with Wordpress Image: Wordpress logo Subscription resource: No URL: http://wordpress.com Edited: No Amendments: N / A Date: Unknown

  10. Suggested Tasks • Create a Wordpress Account & Blog • Add your first ‘Post’ • Add a post that links to my blog post • Comment on another participants Blog • Change the Blog Appearance • Add a post with an embedded image

  11. Today’s blogs http://xxxxxxx.wordpress.com

  12. RSS Feeds & Email • Embed links (RSS feeds) to your blog elsewhere on the web • Readers can ‘follow’ your blog • Feed Reader • Email Subscription

  13. Good practice tips • Clear purpose • Develop a writing style • Write regularly • Tag your posts • Short & concise posts with links • Publicise your blog

  14. More technical tips • Backup strategy for hosted blogs • Spam protection • Take advantage of RSS • Blog Tools: • Wordpress.com, Blogger, edublogs.org

  15. Further Help • Centre for Learning Technology • S169 • clt-support@lse.ac.uk • x4697

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