Dr. Lisa Dickson
Department of English and IASK
Dr. Lisa Dickson uses the UNBC blog platform to post course syllabi, announcements, and assignment descriptions which has effectively made all of her courses paperless. Students are instructed to check the blog before each class in order to stay up to date, which ensures high traffic on the blog. All of the information on the blog is open and students are encouraged to post comments, making it an interactive learning experience. In order for the blog to be effective, the students must be educated on using it from the very beginning of the course. Use of the blog is dependent upon an engaging classroom culture that motivates students to contribute to the discussion by adding links to share with the rest of the class and posting comments. Student feedback has contributed to the development of the blog over several years, making it more user-friendly.