http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/technology/coursesmart-e-textbooks-track-students-progress-for-teachers.html?hp&_r=0

http://wacblog2010.blogspot.com/

Have a look at a rich collection of student blogs from this California community college:

http://www.miracosta.edu/officeofthepresident/pio/studentblogs.html

With the internet playing a vital role in today’s society, finding a job or furthering a career can rely a lot on social media and getting your name and resume out there and online.

Employers are moving from newspaper hiring ads to internet job boards where they can reach a larger crowd of job seekers.

In order to stand out above competition, Talentevolution encourages everyone to begin a career blog based on their passion, skills, and experience in order to find a job in the field they love.”

http://www.fchornet.com/news/career-through-blogging-1.2871932#.UHwx11FmMuc

http://www.onlineschools.org/study-hall/100-best-blogs-for-career-minded-students/

The Virtues of Blogging as Scholarly Activity

Chad Hagen for The Chronicle

By Martin Weller

I have been an active blogger since 2006, and I often say that becoming one was the best decision I have ever made in my academic life.

In terms of intellectual fulfillment, creativity, networking, impact, productivity, and overall benefit to my scholarly life, blogging wins hands down. I have written books, produced online courses, led research efforts, and directed a number of university projects. While these have all been fulfilling, blogging tops the list because of its room for experimentation and potential to connect to timely intelligent debate. That keeps blogging at the top of the heap.

My academic identity http://chronicle.com/article/The-Virtues-of-Blogging-as/131666/

Hacking an Alternative Department Site with WordPress
May 20, 2010, 10:00 am
By Jeffrey W. McClurken

From ProfHacker/Chronicle of Higher Education…

The department website, standardized across an institution, has become a common feature of the digital landscape of higher education. Although it is possible to create something useful with a great deal of work, passionate advocates, and skilled people, in most cases the static, limited department site, often with a single gatekeeper or two, restricted formatting options, and limited multimedia usage doesn’t do a good job of meeting the main goals of a department site.

These sites should, at a minimum, allow faculty of a department to share disciplinary resources, practical announcements, and student/faculty accomplishments with current students. These sites should also increase interaction with the faculty of the department (preferably by doing more than just including email addresses/phone numbers/office hours). Ideally these sites should facilitate communications with alumni and advertise the department to prospective students, the school, and the outside world.

One Potential Solution: WordPress

As you may have noticed, we here at ProfHacker like WordPress. No really; we really, really like WordPress.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/hacking-an-alternative-department-site-with-wordpress/24151

http://wordpress.org/showcase/tag/college/

Berkshire CC is in the middle of this trend by continuing to expand its use of WordPress (hosted by Edublogs) to support a whole host of helpful sites concerning projects, courses, academic departments, and other activities. Welcome to our newer Bloggers and readers; let us know who we can make this platform work for you!

Turn It In Central http://blogs.berkshirecc.edu/turnitin