Sunday, January 23, 2005
BBC and Higher Ed Blogs
Here are a few blurbs from today's BBC article on higher ed turning to blogs for education. I found it on the Scripting News blog page.
Academics give lessons on blogs (full article)
Academics give lessons on blogs (full article)
"Esther Maccallum-Stewart, a Sussex University historian is one of the pioneering British academic bloggers who are using the technology to teach and carry out research.
She is researching popular culture during World War I and had already started a personal blog when she found she was increasingly adding ideas and thoughts that were more academic.
Her students were also looking for a place which would give them access to resources, information and courses on demand."