Blogging is not just about telling the world what you ate for lunch, ranting about politics, or posting pictures of your cat. It's a powerful tool for sharing information. Sharing: this is the key. It's writing and responding, creating a forum for discussing topics of interest. These topics can be politics or your cat but they can also be of an academic nature.
Several academic blogs already exist and have created around them a community for sharing in the academic lifestyle and generating new ideas. Again, the key here is sharing ideas. Blogs allow academics a little more wiggle room to brainstorm. You can toss out an idea in a post and get some feedback. See what works, what doesn't. Get informal criticism and advice in the early stages of the research process behind whatever project you currently are working on or are about to begin. And even when you're done you can publish a rough draft of the material on your blog and keep the refinement process going by starting a discussion.
Blogs allow academics to circumvent the usual obstacles to sharing information and networking. You don't have to wait for the next conference or for the journal to hit the newsstands. Share your ideas as you have them. Collaborate over long distance. And it's not just the open editorial system that allows you to share ideas in one direction. You can keep up with the latest research and ideas, before they get into the journals by reading blogs.
Several academic blogs already exist and have created around them a community for sharing in the academic lifestyle and generating new ideas. Again, the key here is sharing ideas. Blogs allow academics a little more wiggle room to brainstorm. You can toss out an idea in a post and get some feedback. See what works, what doesn't. Get informal criticism and advice in the early stages of the research process behind whatever project you currently are working on or are about to begin. And even when you're done you can publish a rough draft of the material on your blog and keep the refinement process going by starting a discussion.
Blogs allow academics to circumvent the usual obstacles to sharing information and networking. You don't have to wait for the next conference or for the journal to hit the newsstands. Share your ideas as you have them. Collaborate over long distance. And it's not just the open editorial system that allows you to share ideas in one direction. You can keep up with the latest research and ideas, before they get into the journals by reading blogs.
the basics-- what you need to get started
note: University Relations is developing templates for blogs.Also, if you are interested in having your blog hosted on the University domain, contact the University Relations web team.
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