Thursday, January 19, 2006
On the subject of course 'blogs
By 5 pm on Friday, January 20, you should set up your course 'blog and e-mail me its URL for inclusion in the course blogroll. You should also make a brief introductory post to your new 'blog.
A note about the "tone" of your 'blog posts:
Despite their online nature, your reading responses ARE formal academic writing, and should be treated as such. Online writing does not have to be sloppy writing; online writing does not have to be grammatically incorrect writing. In short, your academic writing online will be held to the same standards as your academic writing offline. You should proofread your responses before posting them. If this means that you need to compose your responses offline and then copy-and-paste them to your 'blog, then that's what you should do. My rule of thumb for grammar and spelling in response papers is as follows:
You should compose your reading responses with this in mind.
A note about the "tone" of your 'blog posts:
Despite their online nature, your reading responses ARE formal academic writing, and should be treated as such. Online writing does not have to be sloppy writing; online writing does not have to be grammatically incorrect writing. In short, your academic writing online will be held to the same standards as your academic writing offline. You should proofread your responses before posting them. If this means that you need to compose your responses offline and then copy-and-paste them to your 'blog, then that's what you should do. My rule of thumb for grammar and spelling in response papers is as follows:
"If I have to read it more than once to understand it, you didn't say it."
You should compose your reading responses with this in mind.
