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What is Academic blogging Web Log = Blog, uses RSS technology
Provides a way to make your work visible to a wideraudience
Space to: Journal
Share research
Reflect and share opinions
Engage your colleagues and the public
Teach
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Types of Blogs Journal
Recommend things to others
Ex: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602
Chronological collection of ideas (log for your research)
Publishing platform Ex: Catalyst, Rice University: http://catalyst.rice.edu/
Collaboration
Some academics suggest teaming up with a few others to getstarted blogging (Joshua Mann)
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://catalyst.rice.edu/http://www.joshualmann.com/start-an-academic-blog-and-how-to-do-it/?doing_wp_cron=1380561575.4561710357666015625000http://www.joshualmann.com/start-an-academic-blog-and-how-to-do-it/?doing_wp_cron=1380561575.4561710357666015625000http://catalyst.rice.edu/http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/42602http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/anthologize-your-wordpress-course-site-to-create-a-printable-syllabus/426028/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Benefits Dissemination of scholarship
Communication with Other Scholars and the Public
Hone your public writing skills
http://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/web/general-website/blog-business
Build a portfolio
Opportunity to establish your academic identity
Flexible/Timely
Promote your institution
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Blogs in the classroom Teaching tool
Teaches writing skills and critical thinking
Encourages personal refection
Facilitates a dialog between students
Encourages collaboration
Facilitate class discussions
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Getting Started:Register and Name Your Blog
First part of your
blogs URL so make
it catchy
http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/about/cv/8/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Create an
About MeSection
http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/about/cv/http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/about/cv/http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/about/cv/http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/about/cv/http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/about/cv/http://hookeslondon.com/8/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Create a
Theme
http://hookeslondon.com/http://hookeslondon.com/http://hookeslondon.com/http://hookeslondon.com/http://kenleyneufeld.com/8/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Add
widgets
http://kenleyneufeld.com/http://kenleyneufeld.com/http://kenleyneufeld.com/http://kenleyneufeld.com/8/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Make your posts sharable
Top 10 lists
At least 1 image per postProper widgets
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Blogging Platforms
Most Common Platforms
Wordpress.com Blogger (Googles platform)
Tumblr-
Paid/Self-Hosting
Wordpress.org (free), Web host (paid)
TypePad Hosting built into the price
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Posting: StyleTitle Should grab the readers interest
Tell what the blog is about
Ex: http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/scientists-offer-new-formula-to-predict-career-success/30912
Short summarizing paragraph
A few sentences to describe what the post is about
Write on point and avoid jargon
Keep it interesting, relevant, and timely
Encourage discussion and engagement
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PostingFind a pace that works for you RSS and Email alerts
Focus should be quality not quantity
Dont be pressured to post all the time
Dont post about everything
Categorize and Tag your posts
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Posting: Sharing Make your posts sharable
Top 10 lists
At least 1 image per post Proper widgets
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Posting: ImagesUse images Ex: http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-
controversy/30836
Make sure your images are credited and free of copyright
Take your own or use Creative Commons licensed images http://search.creativecommons.org/
Give credit
http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://search.creativecommons.org/http://search.creativecommons.org/http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/30836http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-golden-rice-controversy/308368/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Posting
Scannable
Maintain credibility
Short posts
Ex: http://www.fight-entropy.com/2012/07/using-cell-phones-to-
track-post.html
Longer posts
Ex:http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/america%E2%80%99s-dirtiest-cities.html
Utilize hyperlinks
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Finding BlogsFinding academic blogs
Academic Blog Portal Wiki
Choose by subject
Google Blog Search: http://www.google.com/blogsearch
Award winners Webby Awards
Edublog Awards
Mashies
http://www.google.com/blogsearchhttp://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/web/website-features-and-design/best-user-experiencehttp://edublogawards.com/2012/12/13/and-the-2012-edublog-award-winners-are/http://mashable.com/mashies/http://mashable.com/mashies/http://edublogawards.com/2012/12/13/and-the-2012-edublog-award-winners-are/http://edublogawards.com/2012/12/13/and-the-2012-edublog-award-winners-are/http://edublogawards.com/2012/12/13/and-the-2012-edublog-award-winners-are/http://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/web/website-features-and-design/best-user-experiencehttp://www.google.com/blogsearch8/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Following blogsAggregator
Feedly
WordPress Reader
Create a peer-network
http://feedly.com/http://feedly.com/8/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Promoting Your blog
Purchase your domain name
Social Sites
Facebook Page/Like feature
Follow and comment on other blogs and in forums
Link to other blogs
Get Indexed
Higher Education Network
Yahoo Directory
Pitch stories to blogging sites
Be a guest blogger/invite a guest Ex: http://faithandworkblog.com/2012/06/20/spring-crop/
http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/bloghttp://faithandworkblog.com/2012/06/20/spring-crop/http://faithandworkblog.com/2012/06/20/spring-crop/http://faithandworkblog.com/2012/06/20/spring-crop/http://faithandworkblog.com/2012/06/20/spring-crop/http://faithandworkblog.com/2012/06/20/spring-crop/http://faithandworkblog.com/2012/06/20/spring-crop/http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog8/13/2019 Academic Blogging
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Analytics Help you determine your impact
View- Counted when a visitor loads a page
Visitor- Counted when a user is visiting for the first time in agiven period
Referrers- Other blogs, websites, and search engines that linkto your blog
Top Posts & Pages
Search Engine Terms- The words people use in various
search engines to find posts and pages on your blog. Some search engines do not reveal search terms for privacy
reasons (unknown search terms)
Clicks- The links that your readers are clicking on in your blog
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Useful ArticlesHarvard Magazine:http://harvardmagazine.com/2004/01/creating-community-on-li.html
5 Ways to Get Your Blog Indexed by Google in 24 Hours:
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/09/21/5-ways-to-get-your-blog-indexed-by-google-in-24-hours/
The Interactive Guide to Blog Typography Teaches You Howto Improve Your Sites Readability:http://lifehacker.com/5969756/the-interactive-guide-to-blog-
typography-teaches-you-how-to-improve-your-sites-readability
Is Your Business Guilty of These 6 Blogging Mistakes?http://mashable.com/2013/01/25/business-blog-mistakes/
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