new century college
Why Blog?
Faculty
- Dissemination of information (alternative to listservs for public information)
- Reach a public audience on the Web without having to learn Web publishing skills
- Student receptivity to receiving information this way
- Building an archive of "at the moment" reading and research resources
- Distribute course resources
- Faculty development
- Reflective tool to share research and pedagogy
- Facilitates peer to peer learning
- "Instant publishing" of research insights and teaching innovations
- Community of practice
