Why is UW-Whitewater hosting blogs?
UW-Whitewater recognizes the value of providing an environment that promotes use of current technology for communication, teaching and learning. Blogs are an excellent tool whereby students, faculty and staff at the University can let their opinions be heard. Blogs offer a way to rapidly discuss opinions, issues, and ideas, and allow people from across the country, and the campus, to connect with each other through these ideas. Blogs can provide opportunities for student organizations, faculty, and staff of the University to build communities of interest. Blogs are an excellent collaborative work environment tool through which people can write about their research interests, and encourage others in their field to comment on these writings or even create their own blog to share their own thoughts.In addition, blogs are great tool to promote discussion within classes on campus. Faculty and instructors will easily be able to create blogs for specific classes and give the students in those
