Created for a weblog and Drupal workshop at Colby College

Introductions and definitions of blogging

• George Siemens' The Art of Blogging - Part 1 and The Art of Blogging - Part 2
• Megnut's What We're Doing When We Blog

My short definition

A weblog, or blog, is an online journal, whether individual or collaborative, facilitated by a simple web publishing interface. Unlike a print journal, a weblog is public, with the most recent posts always greeting the reader in the front (the top of the home page). Many definitions often try to classify blogs into personal/diary-like, filter, or knowledge publishing. While many blogs have characteristics of more than one category, these terms as a group do help to define the genre as a whole.

To get a sampling of weblogs, visit weblogs.com. And peruse the blogrolls on the pages you visit.

Individual Blogs by Scholars and Teachers

• jill/txt
• carvingCode
• Weblogg-ed
• CultureCat

Community Weblogs Maintained by Scholars and Teachers

• Kairosnews
• TECFA Seed
• LISnews.com
• CW2004 Conference Weblog

Non-Drupal Class Weblogs

• Introduction to Multimedia. Teacher makes posts, students comment.
• It's Deja Vu All Over Again. Contains student posts.
• Rhetoric 1101. Contains student posts.
• For more, see EdBloggerPraxis

Drupal Class Weblogs

• ENC 1101
• ENC 1102
• English 131

Consider range of Drupal sites and use of portals as course management platforms.