Recipe 2: Collective Student/Course Blog

Drupal Based Collective Blog Site. i.e. Sam and Mitchell's New Media Classes.

-Increased communication among students.

-Ability for students to find students with similar interests/study areas across classes/campus.

-Weekly 'Progress' Blog. Ask students to blog once per week regarding their creative work, conceptual development or assignment progess.

-'Context' Blog. Ask students to reflect on current news and events in their field of expertise.

-Teachers can better assess students engagement with class.

-Creates opportunity for students to mark their progress and development independantly.

-Public eye encourages students to take pride in their blog posts and subsequently their university work.

-Most engaged students set 'benchmark' for more detached students.

-Encourages students to be reflexive and develop conceptual and writing ability.

-Easy distribution of class news/developments