The document discusses several benefits of blogging, including developing writing skills, sharing ideas, increasing exposure for research, and keeping a record of work and experiences. It provides tips for what to write about in a blog, such as learning, events attended, places visited, and personal reflections. The document also offers advice on writing style, using images, engaging an audience through social media, and experimenting with blogging.

1. Why Blog?
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2. develop your writing
try different writing styles
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3. share your ideas
connect with
like minded people
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4. disseminate & amplify your
research
increase exposure & impact
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https://pixabay.com/en/laboratory-analysis-chemistry-

5. build a professional
portfolio
keep a record of your
work
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6. record events you’ve
attended
places you’ve been
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Campbell

7. reflect on your
learning
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8. keep a private
journal
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9. for fun!
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10. What
should
I write
about?
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11. your learning
&
research
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12. events you’ve
attended
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13. places you’ve been
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14. books & papers
you’ve read
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15. writing you’ve
published
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16. awards you’ve
won
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17. personal thoughts
& reflections
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18. films
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19. travel
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20. volunteering
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21. sport
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22. politics
UCU Strike Rally, Glasgow, CC BY, Lorna M. Campbell

23. gaming
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24. creative writing
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25. cats!
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26. it’s your blog,
make the most of it!
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27. Writing
for
blogs
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28. introduce yourself!
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29. short
concise
catchy title
engaging opening
paragraph
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30. longer discursive posts
are fine too
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31. find your own voice
experiment with differen
writing styles
let your blog evolve
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32. think about your
audience
avoid jargon
&
overly scholarly terms
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33. use images & media
create a strong visual
identity
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34. amplify your posts with
social media
the best blogs are part of
a conversation
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35. be courteous
think about what you
write
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36. experiment
be creative
have fun : )
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M. Campbell

37. Finding & Using
Open Licensed
Images
Litherland, CC BY NC ND, Flickr

38. I can use any image I find on the internet
because it’s in the public domain.
true / false

39. I can use any image I find on the internet
because it’s in the public domain.
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40. I can use any public domain image I find
on the internet.
true / false

41. I can use any public domain image I find
on the internet.
RRZEicons, CC BY SA, Wikimedia Commons

42. I can use any image I find on the internet
as long as I attribute the creator.
true / false

43. I can use any image I find on the internet as
long as I attribute the creator.
RRZEicons, CC BY SA, Wikimedia Commons

44. I can use any Creative Commons licensed
image I find on the internet as long as I
attribute the creator.
true / false

45. I can use any image I find on the internet
as long as I attribute the creator.
RRZEicons, CC BY SA, Wikimedia Commons

46. Legislation that protects the
rights of authors of creative
works, for a set period of time.
Copyright
Copyright, by ProSymbols, CC BY

47. Public domain resources are no
longer under protection, or
have been actively dedicated to
the public for free use.
Public Domain
Public Domain – CC0

48. Provides permission, or
authorisation, to re-use a
copyrighted work.
A licence
Agreement, by Setyo Ari Wibowo, CC BY

49. Provide permission to freely
use copyright works under
certain terms and conditions.
Open Licences
Creative Commons Downloads

50. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Kristina Alexanderson, Flickr

51. Creative Commons (CC) provide a range of open
licenses that enable the free distribution of
otherwise copyrighted work.

52. CC BY-SA 2.0, ricardo56, https://www.flickr.com/photos/48305871@N00/33350050260

53. CC BY-SA, Attribution Share-Alike. Re-mix, re-use, re-share - provide
attribution to the author and re-share under the same licence.
CC BY, Attribution. Re-mix, re-use, re-share - provide attribution to the
author
CC BY-NC, Attribution Non-Commercial. Re-mix, re-use, re-share - provide
attribution to the author and do not use for profit.
CC BY-ND, Attribution Non-Derivative. Re-use, re-share - no changes to
content, and provide attribution to the author
CC 0, No Rights Reserved. Re-mix, re-use, re-share, no attribution. CC0
enables creators to waive all copyright and place their works in the public
domain.

54. Always give credit, attribution, to the creator of a
resource
Good: CC heart cupcakes, CC BY 2.0, David
Kindler, https://flic.kr/p/dzSp17
Average: CC BY, D. Kindler
Incorrect: Creative Commons / CC
Incorrect: D. Kindler

55. Attributing your own resources
© A. Smith, 2019
© A. Smith, CC BY, 2019
A. Smith, CC BY, 2019
© A. Smith, University of Edinburgh, CC BY, 2019
A. Smith, University of Edinburgh, CC BY, 2019

56. Open Licensed Images

57. Google Image Search, https://www.google.co.uk/

58. Always double check the licence
of images you find through
Google’s Labeled for Reuse
image search.

59. Right click for Google reverse image search on Chrome, https://www.google.co.uk/

60. Right click for Google reverse image search, https://www.google.co.uk/

61. TinEye Reverse Image Search, https://www.tineye.com/

62. Flickr CC Seach, https://www.flickr.com/

63. Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/

64. Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/

65. Rijksmuseum, https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en

66. Centre for Research Collections on Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/crcedinburgh

67. University of Edinburgh Collections at Europeana, https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en

68. Creative Commons Search, https://search.creativecommons.org/

69. Dos and Don’ts
Do:
• Use Google search tools to find CC
licensed images for reuse.
• Use reverse image search to check
source & attribution.
• Get into the habit of only using CC
licensed content.
• Double check the licence.
Don’t:
• Assume you can reuse any content
you find on the internet.
• Use material unless it is explicitly
licensed for reuse or in the public
domain.
RRZEicons, CC BY SA, Wikimedia Commons

71. Lorna M. Campbell
OER Service
Information Services Group
University of Edinburgh
lorna.m.campbell@ed.ac.uk
https://open.ed.ac.uk/
http://lornamcampbell.org/
@LornaMCampbell
CC BY, Lorna M. Campbell, University of Edinburgh, unless otherwise indicated.