What Should I Teach about Blogging?
I’ve been asking some people what I should teach during the blog course on Sunday. At last night’s blog meeting, I got some terrific and surprising suggestions. I expected people to give technical suggestions, like "show them how to do a blog post," but instead, I received more non-technical suggestions:
- how to cite
- how to learn more about blogs
- blogs as knowledge management tools
- design of weblogs, how to make info easy to find
- developing voice, tone
- flaming
- figuring out who the readers are
Anyone have more suggestions, technical or non-technical? I already have some ideas about what I should cover, but I definitely welcome input because I’m sure some of you will mention things I wouldn’t have considered.
Usually, I’ve asked this question long before ramping up to give a presentation. What can I say: I’m a little behind schedule.
June 3rd, 2005 at 2:51 pm
As I like to say: “It’s not flaming! It’s a blog entry that does 3d6 fire damage!”
June 3rd, 2005 at 2:59 pm
Maybe I should pack my dice …
June 3rd, 2005 at 5:10 pm
The order of your last two topics is wrong. You should figure out who the readers are /before/ you flame them.
(Oh… Maybe you meant “figuring out who the flamers are.”)
More seriously… In case they’re still of any use, my notes on writing and pix, which I did for “our” MIT class, remain online linked to the left column of my blog. Headings are “Weblog writing tips” and “Weblog picture tips.”
June 3rd, 2005 at 5:51 pm
True, true about flaming readers after knowing who they are. ; ) Your weblog is on the list I’m showing the class, so they’ll probably find your writing tips and maybe find them useful as well. hee hee hee