Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Lessons@Lunch - Learn about blogging!

University Librarian Donna Savage invites you to Lessons@ Lunch - Blogging!

Learn about blogging by attending “Create a Blog: Become a Web-Published Author!”presented by Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. This Lessons@Lunch session will be held on Thursday, September 18th at 12:10 p.m. in the Library Instruction Classroom (Room 139) of the Dick Smith Library.

Through this session, participants will learn:

a) how to create a blog,

b) how to effectively promote a blog, and

c) benefits and disadvantages of blogging.

Blogs have many different functions, which range from extending classroom discussions and serving as online diaries to providing personal accounts of current events. This online technology is creating “citizen journalists” out of everyday people.

Learn how to create a virtual gathering place for friends, so you can share ideas, pictures, and conversations!

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