We, the librarians at the Governor’s Academy, have been blogging for the past two years. It seems that we not alone. The Boston Sunday Globe (January 7, 2007) had an article in the “Career Development & Education Supplement” that stated that many colleges and universities now use blogs in their courses, in admissions departments, as well as department home pages. Blogs are different from online discussion forums. Greg Salyer, associate professor and chair of liberal studies at Boston University’s Metropolitan College explains the difference this way. “Forums are more like class participation. A blog is private, personal refection made public. It requires more thought and crafting, and is uniquely yours.” I really liked that definition. To visit some of the blogs from select Boston colleges and universities, go to:
Professor Salyer’s blog at BU
(www.bu.edu/dbin/liberalstudies//?q=blog)
MIT Admissions blog
(www.mitadmissions.org/blogs.shtml)
Harvard Student blog
(http://harvardextended.blogspot.com/)
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