Comments on: Should Universities Host Faculty or Student Blogs? (part 1: examples and fear) http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/should-universities-host-faculty-or-student-blogs A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:42:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: blogdriverswaltz.com » Blog Archive » links for 2006-10-03 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/should-universities-host-faculty-or-student-blogs#comment-88943 blogdriverswaltz.com » Blog Archive » links for 2006-10-03 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:18:38 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/#comment-88943 [...] Should Universities Host Faculty or Student Blogs? (part 1: examples and fear) « MaisonBisson.com (tags: academic blogging hosting wiki academiclibraries) [...] [...] Should Universities Host Faculty or Student Blogs? (part 1: examples and fear) « MaisonBisson.com (tags: academic blogging hosting wiki academiclibraries) [...]

]]> By: jonlink http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/should-universities-host-faculty-or-student-blogs#comment-85365 jonlink Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:25:25 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/#comment-85365 I should also add that I don't think a blog will only be used for stupid things, but stupid things will be there and in much greater number-- which increases their visibility. I should also add that I don’t think a blog will only be used for stupid things, but stupid things will be there and in much greater number– which increases their visibility.

]]> By: jonlink http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/should-universities-host-faculty-or-student-blogs#comment-85362 jonlink Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:23:01 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/#comment-85362 To avoid confusion, this is a different Jon than the last poster. I don't know that volume is the honestly the only concern. Yes, I am sure it is a factor, but as you put it yourself it will increase access to publishing on the web. Not a bad thing, but it means a different population will be using the tools offered. What's more, a blog is much different from a web page. Not in the technical sense, but in the minds of most users. I doubt many people (if any at all) would bother to set up a website that took an effort to maintain and update just to put up party photos. My guess is that I am not the only one who see that difference and I think it is important to realize it. To avoid confusion, this is a different Jon than the last poster.

I don’t know that volume is the honestly the only concern. Yes, I am sure it is a factor, but as you put it yourself it will increase access to publishing on the web. Not a bad thing, but it means a different population will be using the tools offered.

What’s more, a blog is much different from a web page. Not in the technical sense, but in the minds of most users. I doubt many people (if any at all) would bother to set up a website that took an effort to maintain and update just to put up party photos.

My guess is that I am not the only one who see that difference and I think it is important to realize it.

]]> By: Jon http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/should-universities-host-faculty-or-student-blogs#comment-85287 Jon Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:08:00 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/#comment-85287 <blockquote>What you’re really asking is instead: what kind of content do we want to put online, and who do we want to let do it?</blockquote> Actually this is not the question at Plymouth. Any faculty, staff or student can already put any content they want online through their "oz" account. Being a content agnostic system what blog software offers is simplified content management, lowering the technical barriers for users. Considering this it seems the concern at Plymouth must be about the increased volume of web content not the increased freedom. So how about this question: Should publishing personal content to the web under the university's domain be limited to only those with the technical abilities? Clearly other institutions have chosen to move forward with these exciting new tools. The leading edge has passed on this technology, now we just need to decide if we should be in the middle of the pack or bringing up the rear.

What you’re really asking is instead: what kind of content do we want to put online, and who do we want to let do it?

Actually this is not the question at Plymouth. Any faculty, staff or student can already put any content they want online through their “oz” account.

Being a content agnostic system what blog software offers is simplified content management, lowering the technical barriers for users. Considering this it seems the concern at Plymouth must be about the increased volume of web content not the increased freedom.

So how about this question: Should publishing personal content to the web under the university’s domain be limited to only those with the technical abilities?

Clearly other institutions have chosen to move forward with these exciting new tools. The leading edge has passed on this technology, now we just need to decide if we should be in the middle of the pack or bringing up the rear.

]]> By: Bruce http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/should-universities-host-faculty-or-student-blogs#comment-84997 Bruce Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:58:58 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/#comment-84997 I use blogs for courses, and prefer it to, for example, Blackboard. It's easy for me to post new content, and for students to engage in dialog with me and their peers. I use blogs for courses, and prefer it to, for example, Blackboard. It’s easy for me to post new content, and for students to engage in dialog with me and their peers.

]]> By: mark matienzo http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/should-universities-host-faculty-or-student-blogs#comment-84981 mark matienzo Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:32:46 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11459/#comment-84981 First, Casey - it was great to meet you on Monday even though we didn't really get a chance to chat. Anyway, back to blogs supported by academic institutions. University of Michigan started <a href="http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/" rel="nofollow">mBlog</a>, which is a partnership between the University Library, the University IT department, and the Bentley Historical Library (which contains UMich's university archives). I wrote a little about it on my blog in passing. Their terms of use are pretty vague and reference the University's AUP, which is pretty unspecific itself. The interesting thing for me is that the archives got involved in seeing blogs from the University community as something worth saving. [tags]library camp, umich, blogs, archives[/tags] First, Casey - it was great to meet you on Monday even though we didn’t really get a chance to chat.

Anyway, back to blogs supported by academic institutions. University of Michigan started mBlog, which is a partnership between the University Library, the University IT department, and the Bentley Historical Library (which contains UMich’s university archives). I wrote a little about it on my blog in passing. Their terms of use are pretty vague and reference the University’s AUP, which is pretty unspecific itself. The interesting thing for me is that the archives got involved in seeing blogs from the University community as something worth saving.

[tags]library camp, umich, blogs, archives[/tags]

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