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Blogging @ OpenU
The document discusses the benefits of blogging at OpenU, an online university. Some key benefits mentioned are learning, networking, reputation building, and profit opportunities through new students, projects, and consultancy. Specific benefits of blogging at OpenU include transparency, disseminating work, boosting reputation of the university and individual. Tips provided for effective blogging include regular publishing, focusing on quality over quantity, and using features like pictures and bullet points. Twitter is also discussed as a tool that can complement blogging for notifications, questions, and impressions.
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Blogging @ OpenU
- 1. Blogging @ OpenU Wilfred Rubens
- 2. In 25 minutes •A personal story about the benefits of blogging • Why and how blogging @ OpenU • And what about Twitter?
- 3. My history • End1995: editor BVEnet • 1999: www.wilfredrubens.com • 2003: personal blog (what is blogging?) • Almost everyday ('a monthly weblog')
- 4. Some facts • Morethan 4100 posts • More than 4280 comments • About 400 page views per day • About 1200 subscribers
- 5. Some benefits • Personallearning environment • Personal archive • Networking • Working more efficiently
- 6. Some benefits • Freeaccess to conferences (e.g. OEB) • Advisory board & program committee conferences • Editor 3 specials e-learning • Presentations, workshops, keynotes (paid and not paid) • Consultancy & jobs (opportunities)
- 8. Benefits blogging • Learning •Networking • Reputation • Transparency • Profit • ROI after 3 years: it's an investment!
- 9. Why blogging @ OpenU • Transparency and dissemination • Reputation (personal and OU) • Profit (new students, projects, paid subscribers, consultancy) • Power network: focus and filtering!
- 10. How blogging @ OpenU? • It's about quality, stupid! • Be selective • Regular publishing (collaborate)
- 11. Set up blogposts • Personal style, your opinion • Reflect • Connect • Your speciality, experiences • Stimulating title • Lead
- 12. Editorial and technical guidelines • Dutch is preferabel • Mark your language • Bullets and bold • Use of pictures • Crossposting, not attending • .....
- 13. And what about Twitter? • Great tool for notifications (e.g. blog posts) • Selective use of #CELSTEC • 'What are you doing?' can be interesting • Great tool for asking questions and providing advice in 140 characters • Impression of conferences (sphere and content; #oeb11) • It can be fun! (virtual coffee machine)
- 14. ? http://www.wilfredrubens.com http://twitter.com/wrubens Become contact on OpenU