One of the blogs we looked at as an example was Stephen Downes. He is apparently an innovator in online education on blogs. His blog wasn't a great example, as it lacked comments and some of the links are now dead. However he did identify some characteristics of a good blog.
- integration of learning, practice and research
- integration of content and community
- content syndication (sharing what you find)
- Dynamic organisation
- embodies a new direction of online learning
Furthermore, other characteristics that we discussed that make a good blog are:
- it is interesting ie. photos, podcasts, quotes etc.
- there are hyperlinks to other sites of interest
- link to a website
- photo of the blog's owner
- current links
- constantly updated
- a chat service
- ability to make comments on posts
- personal information and contact details
It is important that your blog is active and dynamic, and is in a constant state of development.
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