Blogs
Overview
Sometimes, the simplest concepts have the greatest impact. For example, instant messaging altered the way in which many people communicate. The concept is simple, yet the social uptake is amazing. Why do some of the simplest concepts receive the greatest adoption? There are many reasons, but one of the most significant is ease of use. For many, technology is intimidating...and simplicity is more important that capability or potential.
Blogging is an example of a simple concept that has the potential to alter the way in which people encounter and examine ideas, receive news, and even learn. Basically, a blog is short for web log, and consists of regular updates, links, and news posted on a personal site.
| Interest in blogging is increasing in many institutions. The primary value of blogs rests in their ability to communicate. Fields of elearning and knowledge management are beginning to see blogging as a means of disseminating information across an organization. |
Resources
The Art of Blogging: Part 1 and Part 2
Blogs
Good overview of blogs by Jay Cross of Internet
Time. Newcomers to blogs will find this article very helpful.
Blogger
"Blogger is a web-based tool that helps you publish to the web instantly
-- whenever the urge strikes."
I've been using Blogger for
a while, and it takes about 5 minutes to set up a site (still free) and
to start posting. Very neat.
Movable
Type
I haven't used this program (similar to Blogger), but I've started
seeing them on various sites...and the designs look great.
Bloglet
"Bloglet offers an email
subscription service for your blog."
Blogware
Roughly everything anyone needs to know about blogs. From Microcontent
News
EduBlogs?
Good listing of resources from Web
Tools.
Weblogs
in Education
An example of the role of blogging in an educational setting.
Blogs
as Disruptive Tech
"How weblogs are flying under the radar of the Content Management
Giants"
What
We're Doing When We Blog
"Every day it seems another article about weblogs appears in the
press. At first, most of these stories seemed content to cover the personal
nature of blogging. But more and more I'm seeing articles that attempt
to examine the journalistic and punditry aspects of weblogs prominent
in many of the so-called "warblogs," or sites that began in
response to the events of September 11th."
Grassroots
KM through Blogging
Article on elearningpost. Well
worth reading.
Weblogs
in Education
Good resource site....even has information on PDAs and blogging.
BlogTree
"BlogTree.com is a web site that maintains a database of blog relationships
and allows you to browse blogs' pedigree."
BlogStreet
Listing of almost 10,000 blogs...check out top 100 - interesting reading.
Examples of Blogs
Online
Learning Update
Ray Schroeder's blog from
University of Illinois. Excellent.
Techno-News
Blog
Once again - Ray's blog, this one focused on technology.
Educational
Technology
...and Ray's again....focused on educational technology (in case the title
threw you off!)
Serious
Instructional Technology
Consistently good resources and commentary.
Learning
Circuits Blog
A blog maintained by a number of prominent members of the elearning community.
Research
on Learning and Performance
Blog by Jay Cross on learning related issues.
MetaKM
Knowledge management blog.
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