{"id":6647,"date":"2018-03-13T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=6647"},"modified":"2018-03-20T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T09:35:48","slug":"blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/03\/13\/blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs for academics &#8211; 5 great reasons to get involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6143 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version-450x449.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version-600x599.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/05\/Blog-Icon-Green-background-version.png 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blogs are all around us on the internet and you may sometimes read posts from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifewire.com\/top-most-popular-blogs-3486365\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">popular news blogs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> without necessarily thinking of them as blogs or formally subscribing to them. For anyone involved in teaching and\/or learning, however, there is a great deal to gain from engaging with blogs a bit more. This posts offers 5 ways in which blogs can help you as a learner, researcher or teacher.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Read blogs to connect with and keep up with your discipline.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading blogs written by other researchers or related to your area of interest, can be a great way of keeping informed about developments in your discipline and connecting to a community of interest. Blog aggregators such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feedly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inoreader.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inoreader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> allow you to subscribe to many blogs, then see the latest posts in one place, accessible from any of your devices. With a range of different display options and the ability to create categories to organise incoming content, either of these apps will be a great help in keeping up with what is being blogged about in your area of interest. Here is an example of a page in Feedly on an Android phone. You can easily and quickly flip through the headlines until you see something that you want to read. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6652\" style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6652\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6652 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-639x1024.png\" alt=\"a page in Feedly on an Android phone\" width=\"423\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-639x1024.png 639w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-768x1231.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-100x160.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-150x240.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-200x321.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-300x481.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-450x721.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-600x962.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55-900x1443.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/01\/2018_01_25_11_40_55.png 963w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feedly on an Android phone<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most blogs will have a \u2018comments\u2019 section where you can get involved in discussion around the topic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can find blogs that interest you in a few ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are using Feedly or Inoreader you can use their \u2018add content\u2019 search to find blogs on particular topics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your usual search engine (Google etc.) will usually find a few blogs to get you started.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check whether any professional bodies or journals associated with your discipline have a blog. For example, here is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmaceutical-journal.com\/opinion\/blogs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">blog from The Pharmaceutical Journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0and one from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.apaonline.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Philosophical Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use Twitter to find blogs that other people are finding interesting. If you follow academics in your field you will see links to any blog posts they have shared on Twitter.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2. Write for a blog to develop ideas for future papers and projects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Writing for a blog is different to writing academic papers for publication. The informal space and style allows you to express your ideas in a different way, which can lead to new ideas. Engagement with readers through comments can also spark new ideas. The episodic nature of a blog also encourages and makes explicit the development of ideas over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are not ready to launch your own blog, you could try writing for a blog that already exists. The University of Sussex Communications and External Affairs team have put together some guidance on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/communications\/mediarelations\/publicisingwork\/blogsandopinion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Writing blogs and opinion articles\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which suggests, among other things, that you consider writing for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Conversation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a blog supported by many universities, including Sussex. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Promote your research publications through blogging<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you have published work in academic journals, a blog is a great way to promote that work to a wider audience. The less formal style of blog writing also means that it can open up your research to a wider audience. Blogs and other social media, such as Twitter, can also lead to more academics reading your journal articles and citing them (see the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/impactofsocialsciences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LSE Impact Blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> post\/article <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/impactofsocialsciences\/2017\/06\/07\/how-do-lse-blogs-impact-the-academic-sphere-exploring-the-effects-of-blogging-on-published-research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exploring the effects of blogging on published research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Blogs for your students.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just as reading, commenting on and writing blogs can be beneficial for academics, so these activities can be useful for students. Encouraging learners to engage with blogs from reputable sources within a discipline and offering them the opportunity to share their writing with a wider audience can enhance their learning and develop digital skills for life. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Reflective Blogging<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A blog can be a great way of reflecting on your learning, research or teaching. This type of blogging is often referred to as Journalling. Some people like to do their <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/reflectiveteachingreflectivelearning.com\/reflections\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reflecting in public<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and blogs are great for that \u2013 but you can also create private posts in most blogging platforms so you can choose what you share with the world. For alternative ways of using digital tools for reflection, see <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/09\/01\/reflective-practice-goes-digital\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflective practice goes digital<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How can I get started?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To follow and read blogs, sign up for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feedly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inoreader.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inoreader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (both free) and begin looking for blogs to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To start your own blog, try <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/features\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blogger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. These are both free tools and are suggested in the University of Sussex&#8217;s guide to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/communications\/mediarelations\/publicisingwork\/blogsandopinion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Publicising your work<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Sussex also has an in-house blogging platform, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/splash.sussex.ac.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SPLASH<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which allows you to blog from within the university website. It is also possible to set up an institutional Sussex WordPress blog for a department or project &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/webteam\/index\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contact the web team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These online resources will help you get started with each of the 3 platforms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.wordpress.com\/get-published\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress &#8211; Get Published<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/blogger\/answer\/154172?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=3339243\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blogger &#8211; Create, edit or delete a post<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/splash.sussex.ac.uk\/help\/index\/section\/help\/topic\/blog#help1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SPLASH &#8211; Add a basic blog post<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-6647\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/03\/13\/blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-6647\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/03\/13\/blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/03\/13\/blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/03\/13\/blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-6647\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/03\/13\/blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/03\/13\/blogs-academics-5-great-reasons-get-involved\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blogs are all around us on the internet and you may sometimes read posts from popular news blogs without necessarily thinking of them as blogs or formally subscribing to them. 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