Blogging

As part of semester two furniture design, students are expected to set up a web log (blog) that will be used as a part of a social media, discussion board and folio. This is intended to help encourage ‘thinking’ and the exploration of ideas related to the subject of furniture and specifically to the project “laneway”.

Through the online environment you will also learn about peer review, the process of subjecting your work, research and ideas to the scrutiny of others. It is via this dynamic and engaging network that the parameters of the classroom can be vibrant and innovative.

As your blog will form your final semester folio and will be assessed, it is important that you develop this on a weekly basis. Responding to the challenges set in class will help contribute to a greater body of knowledge.

Each week the set project will appear on the class blog, feel free to make appropriate comments that may help further the class room discussion. All work will be presented as discussion groups using the room IT facilities, you are expected to be ready to start work at the begining of each class.

Getting started

Visit www.blogger.com and follow the step by step tour. Select one of the templates. Make sure you use your full name, or an appropriate alias to name your blog. Finally email your blog link to thelanewayproject@gmail.com making sure to include your student name and number by the beginning of next class.

Once you have set up your blog, we encourage you to contribute to it each week. Please also visit the class blog where your lecturers will post up any relevant or critical information.

The class blog address to follow www.thelanewayproject.blogspot.com, please make sure to ‘follow’ this blog as well as your own to be instantly updated on any discussions, you can also follow fellow students blogs by selecting to ‘follow’ their entries.

Happy blogging!