[EDLING:281] Re: CFP: Academics Who Blog

[Shannon Sauro]

Blog is shorthand for web log.  Blogging is something like keeping an online
journal.

Here's an example of a blog, not an academic blog, but it does give you an
idea of the genre:  http://www.hashai.com/blog/

Shannon Sauro


Quoting meddy <Megan.Eddy at manukau.ac.nz>:

> Excuse my ignorance, but could someone please explain what "blogging" is?
>
> Many thanks
> Megan
>
>
> Megan Eddy
> Lecturer
> School of Foundation Studies
> Manukau Institute of Technology
> New Zealand
>
> "Francis M. Hult" wrote:
>
> > Lore: An E-journal for Teachers of Writing seeks submissions for the
> > Digressions section of the Fall 2004 issue.  In the past year or so,
> > blogging has become something of a national pastime with academics
> becoming
> > a core group using blogs for personal and professional reasons.  Yet even
> > though many people embrace blogging, many others have no idea what it is
> or
> > why anyone would do it.  In this issue of Lore, we want to explore the
> roll
> > that blogging plays for compositionists and the composition classroom.
> >
> > Lore invites two types of writers to participate in this
> > discussion.  First, there are those who recognize a place for blogging in
> > the profession.  Do you keep a blog as part of your professional
> > identity?  Do you have your students keep blogs or read them for class
> > assignments?  What roles do you think blogs can play in a range of
> > professional contexts?  Second, there are those who keep blogs for
> personal
> > reasons.  What attracts you to the "blogosphere"?  Do you keep an
> anonymous
> > or pseudononymous blog and how did you come to that decision?
> >
> > We recognize that many writers may see themselves in both groups, and no
> > one needs to choose one over the other.  We simply want to explore how
> > blogs influence both the teaching of writing and those who teach
> > it.  Furthermore, you do not have to be a composition instructor to join
> > the conversation; we hope to hear from a range of academics who keep their
> > own blogs about how and why they do it.  If you do keep a blog that
> > withholds personal details like name or location, we will certainly
> respect
> > your choice and will publish essays under whatever name you choose.
> >
> > In Digressions, writers compose a response of approximately 1000
> > words.  Please place URLs in brackets after the underlined text that you
> > would like to use as a link.  While we recognize that writing on the web
> is
> > in the public domain, we also recommend that writers get permission from
> > any bloggers you quote, or at least let them know that you are possibly
> > exposing them to a wider audience.
> >
> > Please submit your responses as an attachment in Word or RTF to Staff
> > Editor, Nels P. Highberg <highberg at hartford.edu> by Wednesday, September
> > 22, 2004.  He will respond to everyone within the following week.  While
> > those who have previously written for Lore are again welcome to
> contribute,
> > we are always seeking a wide-range of perspectives and new voices,
> > especially those of graduate students and adjuncts.
> >
> > Feel free to view the current issue for ideas about structure and style:
> >
> > http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/lore/
> >
> > Lore needs to hear what you have to say!
> >
> > Dr. Nels P. Highberg, Assistant Professor
> > Department of Rhetoric, Language, and Culture
> > The University of Hartford
> > 200 West Bloomfield Avenue A 212J
> > West Hartford, Connecticut  06117
> >
> > Email: <mailto:highberg at hartford.edu>highberg at hartford.edu
> > URL: http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/highberg/
> > Phone: 860.768.4136
> > Fax: 860.768.4940
> >
> > "I think I spent so many years feeling alienated myself that it's a thrill
> > to me to have violence and death and crime and justice discussed like it's
> > a normal part of life.  Because it is."  --Alice Sebold, Entertainment
> > Weekly, 16 August 2002
>