Source: Blogger’s Dilemma by Cox & Forkum

1. Source: Blogger’s Dilemma by Cox & Forkum

2. Welcome • Introduction to Blogging • Kevin Lim • Educational Technology Center • University at Buffalo • (2 hour workshop)

3. Source: Technorati Weblog - State of the Blogosphere, February 2006 Part 1 Obligatory Chart of Blogging Explosion

4. Source: Technorati Weblog - State of the Blogosphere, February 2006 Part 2 Blogs vs. Mainstream Media

5. Alex Halavais’ BlogA Professor’s Blog - Powered by Wordpress Source: http://alex.halavais.net

6. Carolyn’s BlogCOM515 Student Blog - Powered by Wordpress Source: http://www.schoolof.info/carolynhurley/

7. This is my blogKevin Lim’s Blog - Powered by Wordpress Source: http://theory.isthereason.com

8. The Blogging Processvia Dave Pollard’s blog Source: http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2003/07/30.html#a346

9. AgendaBlogging Workshop • What & Why Blogs • How to read blogs (demo)~ 10 min break ~ • How to write blogs (demo) • Open Discussion

10. What is a Blog?Beyond personal journals • Blog is short for Web Log • A website with regular posts • Displayed in reverse chronological order • Has links, text, images, audio, video, etc • Has a conversational style of writing • Focuses on particular area of interest • A blogger is a person who runs a blog • Source: Wikipedia - Blog

11. What is a Blog?Compared to a personal web page • A blog… • is easy to update (via a web form) • automatically archives older content • has a typical template structure • usually has RSS feeds • builds conversation (links, comments) • lets you focus on content

12. Why Do We Blog?Motivations for blogging • Blogs to ‘document my life’ • Blogs as commentary • Blogs as catharsis • Blogs as muse • Blogs as community forum • Source: Nardi, B.A., Schiano, D.J., Gumbrecht, M., & Swartz, L. (2004). Why we blog.Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, 47(12), 41-46 (pdf available)

13. Why Do I Blog?Practical reasons for blogging For me, I’m blogging to… • Filter relevant information (knowledge) • Build myself as an expert in my field • Expand my social network

14. Anatomy of a BlogHow to identify the interactive parts

15. Source: http://contentious.com/archives/2005/08/22/anatomy-of-a-blog-posting

16. Source: http://contentious.com/archives/2005/08/22/anatomy-of-a-blog-posting

17. Source: http://contentious.com/archives/2005/08/22/anatomy-of-a-blog-posting

18. Blog LanguageCheatsheet for newbie bloggers • Blogosphere - entire blogging community • Moblog - mobile blogging via phone / PDA • Permalink - permanent link to blog post • Trackback - incoming links to a blog post • RSS - Really Simple Syndication (of content) • Source: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15000

19. RSSthe “plumbing” of our living web Text Based on Dion’s RSS illustration at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dionh/62142614/

20. Reading Blogsvia NetNewsWire: Mac-based RSS Newsreader Source: http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/

21. Reading Blogsvia Bloglines: web-based RSS Newsreader Source: http://www.bloglines.com/public/kevinlim

22. Reading Blogs (Demo)via Preetam Rai’s Bloglines Tutorial

23. BREAK (10 minutes)feel free to ask questions

24. Blog Software ComparisonAre you using the right blogging tool? Source: http://www.ojr.org/ojr/images/blog_software_comparison.cfm

25. Writing Blogs (Demo)via Redmonk - Start a Blog (using Blogger)

26. Class BloggingBenefits to blogging for your class • act of discovery - meaning to writing • transparent - instant gratification • non-hierarchical - democratic • potential for passion - ownership • open to public - real recognition • collective intelligence - collaborative • permanence - searchable resource

27. Getting StartedOpening up your class / research • Start by blogging - risks < rewards • Connect students - via blogs, facebook • Collaborate - via comments, trackbacks • Blog assignments - let ego motivate • Be lazy - let students take the lead

28. Getting StartedHandbook for Bloggers & Cyber-Dissidents Source: http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=542

29. ReferencesRelated Blog Readings • These references are also available at: • http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=749 • What makes a Weblog a Weblog? • http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/whatMakesAweblogAweblog • Educational Blog Links • http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/tutes/blogs/ • Redmonk - Start a Blog (using Blogger) • http://www.redmonk.com/wiki/index.php?title=Start_a_Blog_(Using_Blogger) • Additional Blogger Templates • http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com/ • A Beginner's Guide to Trackbacks • http://www.movabletype.org/trackback/beginners/

30. ReferencesRelated Blog Readings • Blogs & Wikis: contributing to the e-dialog • Recordings of an ETC Discussion Forum held on September 28th, 2005, provided by Professor Alex Halavais • Weblogs and collaborative web publishing as learning spaces. Halavais, A. (In press). In J. Weiss, J. Nolan, and P. Trifonas (Eds.), International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments. Springer. • Handbook for Bloggers and Cyberdissidents • Reporters Without Borders. • http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=542 • Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge University Press. Wenger, E. (1998).

31. ReferencesRelated RSS Readings HOW TO: Getting Started with RSS http://www.paulstamatiou.com/2005/11/13/how-to-getting-started-with-rss/ BBC: Really Simple Syndicationhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/default.stm Technorati: What is RSShttp://www.technorati.com/help/faq.html#whatrss Preetam Rai: Using Bloglines http://preetamrai.com/weblog/archives/2005/04/25/bloglines-how-to-keep-track-of-hundreds-of-blogs-and-some-news-and-some-podcasts-and-some-flickrs-photos-etc-etc/ RamblingLibrarian: 10 Points on Blogs & RSS newsfeeds http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/10-points-on-blogs-rss-newsfeeds.html