The Lake Effect Blog on Writing Across the Curriculum and blogging is a rich resource from Longview Community College. Check it out! http://wacblog2010.blogspot.com/…Continue Reading WAC and Blogging
Have a look at a rich collection of student blogs from this California community college: http://www.miracosta.edu/officeofthepresident/pio/studentblogs.html…Continue Reading Miracosta Community College Student Blogs
“As former employees at online job board Monster and as former recruiters they know how appealing it looks to employers to be able to have an insight into a person professionally and personally. With the internet playing a vital role in today’s society, finding a job or furthering a career can rely a lot on…Continue Reading Career Through Blogging
College is a place for students to broaden their intellectual and social horizons. A college education also boosts an individual’s earnings over the course of their life time. With a little bit of planning and training, students can use their time in college to jump start their career prospects. Check out these blogs for career…Continue Reading 100 Best Blogs for Career-Minded Students
April 29, 2012 The Chronicle Of Higher Education 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,…Continue Reading Scholars Who Blog Are….
As many users of this blog platform know, we are hosted by Edublogs, but our platform is the open source application WordPress. This article from the Professor Hacker blog at the Chronicle for Higher Education, discusses the usefulness of a WordPress site for departmental web presence beyond the traditional format. Read on for more information…Continue Reading Using Edublogs/WordPress for Department Websites
While social media giants like Twitter and Facebook dominate in the media, here in academia there is a growing acceptance of open source software and the “read-write web,” where authors can easily create their own content without knowing complex coding. An interesting site to visit is on the WordPress pages, where the creative ways that…Continue Reading BCC Blogs now with 25 Active Sites
Students, staff, and faculty are now able to access email, WebAdvisor, Moodle, and events, calendars, and task lists via a single sign-on BCC Portal. If you have a Webadvisor password (and you may need to update it first), you can sign on to the portal at http://portal.berkshirecc.edu. If you are a new or returning student,…Continue Reading MyBCC Portal launched today!
BCC has adopted Turn It In, a plagiarism detection and writing education tool. The software is integrated with our Moodle platform for seamless creation of TII assignments directly in Moodle. Also, instructors can request a TII account outside of Moodle, and use the “Quick Submit” tool to check the originality of student papers. A blog…Continue Reading BCC Adopts Turn It In