http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/04/04/the-negative-myths-about-academic-blogging/ Daniel Lemire's blog is about life in academia, research in Computer Science, wondering how we can reconcile fast databases and algorithms with the informal and asemantic nature of the world around us. It is broadcasted from Montreal (Canada). Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:57:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/04/04/the-negative-myths-about-academic-blogging/#comment-49841 Lisa Neal Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:42:01 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/04/04/the-negative-myths-about-academic-blogging/#comment-49841 I believe blogging is important for academics as a way of understanding what their students are doing - reading and writing. In http://lisaneal.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/using-a-blog-to-aid-reflection-or-would-thomas-jefferson-write-a-blog/ I talk about a paper in eLearn Magazine (http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=best_practices&article=44-1) that specifically addresses how blogging was used in a graduate course. But you really need to try it to understand it before unleashing it on your students! I believe blogging is important for academics as a way of understanding what their students are doing - reading and writing. In http://lisaneal.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/using-a-blog-to-aid-reflection-or-would-thomas-jefferson-write-a-blog/ I talk about a paper in eLearn Magazine (http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=best_practices&article=44-1) that specifically addresses how blogging was used in a graduate course. But you really need to try it to understand it before unleashing it on your students!

]]> http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/04/04/the-negative-myths-about-academic-blogging/#comment-49840 David Crotty Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:29:46 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/04/04/the-negative-myths-about-academic-blogging/#comment-49840 It's certainly an open question. As you point out, there are definite benefits to blogging for academics. Unfortunately, those who make career decisions for you (tenure committees, job search committees) may not really understand those benefits at the current time. It's going to be really interesting following the careers of the current crop of science bloggers. There are a bunch of grad students and postdocs in the mix. We'll have to see how things go for them, if their blogs propel them up the ladder faster. It’s certainly an open question. As you point out, there are definite benefits to blogging for academics. Unfortunately, those who make career decisions for you (tenure committees, job search committees) may not really understand those benefits at the current time. It’s going to be really interesting following the careers of the current crop of science bloggers. There are a bunch of grad students and postdocs in the mix. We’ll have to see how things go for them, if their blogs propel them up the ladder faster.

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