What would I use a blog for?
A blog can be used for all sorts of different purposes. Below is a list of just some of them:
- Have your own web space
- Create on-line photo galleries
- Write notes and reminders about ideas for essays or research
- Review the latest books, CDs and DVDs and read other people's reviews
- Keep in touch with family and friends back home and let them know how you are getting on
- Be part of the Warwick community and get to know other people with similar interests
- Continue with an interesting discussion on-line after a seminar, lecture or research workshop
- Write summaries of meetings that you have attended
- Present interim results to a specific group for discussion
- Record your learning progress and personal development
- Tell other people about a great venue, or restaurant, or band
- Comment on other peoples' ideas and get them to comment on yours
- Air your views on everything from seminar topics to politics or CDs
- Show prospective employers extracts from your blog
- Write reports on the progress of a project
- Reflect upon work that you have done, its success or failure and what you have learnt
- Write or answer blog prompts
- Use your blog to create a 'yearbook' of your time at University
