Blogging Science in the University Classroom
Featured Instructors:
Andrew Forbes, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology
Overview:
Use a class blog to encourage intellectual risk-taking and authentic learning.
Benefits:
- Encourages knowledge retention
- Encourages student participation
- Improves student understanding
Description:
Andrew Forbes, assistant professor of biology, uses a private class blog to help his students extend academic conversations beyond the classroom.
The blog is a regularly-updated, online space with distinct entries on which other students comment. Blogs are appropriate for all disciplines, and Professor Forbes finds that the blog is an effective tool for promoting evidence-based scholarly discourse and analytical writing in a science course.
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