MArtin is talking about organization... how German ;) - Richard P Grant

Jeff: - Richard P Grant

he's doing the student blog participation schtick - Richard P Grant

2 types blog participation 1. writing 2 responding - Richard P Grant

Barriers - time expertise, interest "What's in it for me?" - Richard P Grant

Writing Benefits solidify knowledge through explanation, become meber of scientific community, develop communications skills (IMPORTNT ONE), understand state of the field - Richard P Grant

Incentives—blog for course credit? Competitions? (10 grand? Who's paying?) - Richard P Grant

responding... clarification questions, developing relationships (and with potential advisors. NOt sure incentivizing students to comment is valuable) - Richard P Grant

challenges—is it legitimate information? Responsible use? - Richard P Grant

Bad blog use: mandatory course on online communities—students don't want to have a mediated discussion once out of class. Artificial. - Richard P Grant

Good: expedition blogs - Richard P Grant

Question: how do we get the Nobel Laureates to actually blog? Question for the wrap-up panel. "Every lab should have a blog"—Jeff - Richard P Grant

Once the box is open, people expect it to be there (email...) - Richard P Grant

Issues of libel/defamation? - Richard P Grant

Oliver Obst "The Library view" - Richard P Grant

how a library communicates with people (scientists, clinicians) who do not physically visit the library, cf students - Richard P Grant

wiki as repository for weblog entries that need to be re-referenced ('micro-lessons') - Richard P Grant

15 minutes for a blog post? You're joking. Not for something so high profile. - Richard P Grant

'you must end each blog entry with a question' - Richard P Grant

Martin Fenner "The good paper journal club" - Richard P Grant

online forum is a better journal club format - Richard P Grant

integration with bookmarking tools, etc. - Richard P Grant

The kitchen is rather noisy - Richard P Grant

We're being very rude to students here. Some of them will do stuff out of interest—there doesn't have to be a quid pro quo, does there? - Richard P Grant

Teachers, I'll grant you, probably need incentivization more than the students - Richard P Grant

@RichardP Very few UK undergraduates will do anything without being assessed - blame the school exam system. - AJCann

Blogs are complementary to traditional methods. Not a substitute. Maybe some feel that blogs are a threat and we need to emphasize this more? - Richard P Grant

Assessed Online Discussion Groups In Biology Education: http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/resourc... - AJCann

AJ, that's outrageous. Are they afraid this stuff gets in the way of drinking time? - Richard P Grant

Zoe from Times Higher Education wants to know how popular teaching blogs already are within Universities - Richard P Grant

@RichardP UK schools train students not to waste time on things which are not assessed - one of the perils of over-examination (bloody league tables). - AJCann

MF sez we're only just starting because admin and faculty don't know what a blog is; I can empathize. - Richard P Grant

AJ, I'm as disappointed as you are. So much for encouraging creativity? - Richard P Grant

@RichardP: Blogs by teachers or blogs by students? Both as rare as hen's teeth in life sciences. More common in arts subjects (as reflective journals by both students and teachers). - AJCann

that's a good point, and something I want to raise at the Wrap-Up session. take a look at http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/ and count the science blogs - Richard P Grant

thanks Eva for that link- this is something I wanted to ask other people about- the use of science blogs in teaching (at school level). More thoughts on this later I think. I'd love any other recommended links people have for science education blogs. - Lisa

Blogging platforms for schools: http://www.21places.com und http://www.edublogs.org - Martin Fenner