Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Edu-Blog

As TS coordinator Renee has commented at Professional Development Steering Committee meetings, blogging is here to stay! Use of blogs in education is on the rise.

Check out MSU's Blogs for Learning, a web site recently launched about blogging in higher education.

Another web site Blogs in Education offers summaries about blogging with students in various subject areas.

In our Learning Assistance Department, librarian colleague Kim is using a blog for student feedback during instruction sessions. Visit Kim's Library Blog to see how students are responding and to find helpful research tips.

Any thoughts about how these resources apply to our services to LCC students?

1 comment:

Kim said...

Melissa both of those blogs listed here are super! As time permits I hope to take a closer look to get some ideas for my library blog.

Students have been using my library blog (it is very simple) to provide me with immediate feedback on the library instruction sessions. At the end of the session I provide them with enough time to comment on something they learned during the session. I have been very pleased to receive some very thoughtful comments. I am taking stock of their comments and hope to use the feedback to tighten up or expand the content of my library / research sessions.

My next step is to incorporate more tips for research. I'll be reviewing some of the blogs in the links to provided for some ideas!