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July 2006 - Posts

Food for thought - Blogtalk Downunder Papers and Presentations

It's been a quiet two weeks at Using NUS Module Blogs . The new academic year is about to begin, so here are some readings for you from Blogtalk Downunder. Blogtalk Downunder is a blogging conference that was held in May this year. Some of the presentations Read More...
Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 1:44 PM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments

Categories

Sharing a module blog among several staff and want to organise your posts? Use Categories Tags! You can set these up any way you want. The categories tags can be topical or by individual. The latter is particularly useful if topics within a module differ Read More...
Posted Monday, July 17, 2006 3:35 PM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 2 Comments

Blog Settings

How do I change the settings of my blog? From your module blog, click My Blog Dashboard under Common Tasks . Alternatively (if you are logged in), visit http://moduleblog.nus.edu.sg/controlpanel/blogs/. You can then Manage Content or change the Global Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:16 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | (Comments Off)

Blogging using NUS Module Blogs

How do I access the module blog? Assuming the module blog has been created, you can access it: Directly via the URL in this format: http://moduleblog.nus.edu.sg/blogs/yourmodulecode/default.aspx Via IVLE’s Module Blog page. The page displays links to Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:38 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments

Blogs & Feeds

What is a blog? A blog, or weblog, is simply a type of website. Unlike normal websites, blog content is arranged in reverse chronological order i.e. the latest content appears at the top of the site. Also, the blog automatically gives each post a permalink Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:00 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 1 Comments

Getting Started with NUS Module Blogs

How do I create a module blog? In the IVLE workspace, click Module Blogs under Resources . You will see the Module Blogs page, showing the blogs that you can create and the ones you have already created. The blogs that you can create are in the drop-list. Read More...
Posted Monday, July 10, 2006 11:47 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments

Australian academics and blogging

The Age, an Australian broadsheet, published an article today about Australian academics who blog. The article, Adventures in blog land , touches on a range of issues, particularly the utility, efficacy and caveats regarding blogging in an academic environment. Read More...
Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 2:21 PM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments