Joost Plattel › Comments

no students to educate :) But when I did have them,, I encouraged the use of blogs as info sources - Rajarshi Guha

At Cambridge Uni they require you to use a lab notebook, and that is and remains uni property... I think requiring students to keep a lab notebook is not a bad thing... now, since my field is already electronic anyway, an electronic notebook is easier to 'expect' ... - Egon Willighagen

Oh yes, I do enforce an electronic and open lab notebook - but I struggle to get people to use it effectively and there is real reticence to put actual data there (but happy with graphs for some reason - I really don't get that) - Cameron Neylon

Don't require it, but encourage tendencies in this direction, and try to counter the misinformation and scorn I hear on a regular basis in group meetings etc. re blogs, at least. No one has ever wanted to try to use the open lab notebook aside from me. - Heather

Yes, we use Blackboard (www.blackboard.com) for most if not all courses in the graduate school. - John Hogenesch

I suggested it quite often but was turned down because the sources could not be trusted in my teachers opinion... - Joost Plattel

For undergraduate physics majors, we're doing Open Notebook Science on OpenWetWare. http://openwetware.org/wiki... They're "required" to do this, I guess, but nobody's protested yet. For undergraduates and graduates in our research (not teaching) lab, we're also doing ONS on OWW. This isn't required (decision is up to the student), but so far all have opted for it. - Steve Koch

"so far all have opted for it" -- it makes my day every time you or one of your students leaves a comment like that, Steve. :-) - Bill Hooker

Glad to hear Bill -- their boldness and commitment to science makes me really happy too. Plus, all the positive feedback they get from you and others makes _their_ days! - Steve Koch

I am a student in a class that requires keeping a journal (reflections about teaching) and we are encouraged to use a blog - Kubke