Possible Paths for Students to Blogging

We came up with the following different paths to increasing use of blogs by students:

* Digital Identity orientation given to all incoming freshman – could be done as peer-to-peer training
* Formal required blogging as a part of class
* Informal blogging as a part of a class
* Students telling other students how blogs are helping them – be it dealing with research challenges or connecting with those of similar interest
* ‘Private’ blogging in which students get a chance to practice and experiment with their online voice in a safe space (such as a group blog password protected with access to the class)
* Success stories and real world connections
* Clearly communicate that blogging does not have to mean writing – can mean video or images too