Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Welcome to Fall semester 2019!

Happy Fall Semester, COMM 373! Hope you all had a fantastic Summer Break! Welcome back to the  your mountain home!

Emmit is excited you're back!

Are you ready for a great semester in COMM 373? I hope you are, because this class is going to be awesome. Check our trusty blog here for all of your updates and needs. If you have any questions, I'm available via email and Twitter (@MCK_PhD).

Let's get to it!

Thursday, February 7, 2019

So what's up with this blogging thing?

By now, all of you are linked to the course blog roll AND you've posted a couple times. One was an intro about yourself; the next was trying to incorporate the idea of impression management into your post. This week our topic is a little more difficult to blog about, so this week you can stick with your theme a bit... carve out your social media class blog a little more!

Remember, each week, you'll post at least once, trying to capture the essence of the theme you started out with at the beginning of the semester. Most weeks you should try to relate your post back to something we're talking about in class.

One of the things you should consider is giving your blog its own identity. This will take some time to develop; but much like your own identity, your blogs can take on a specific theme and your posts can fit into that theme. Maybe you want to be inspirational. Maybe you want to think about faith. Maybe you want to think about travel. Or food!

Even this dog keeps a blog... so if Stan can do it, so can you!
Whatever it is, think about what kind of theme you may want to stick to, and try to tailor your posts as much as possible to that and our topics as the semester goes on. This way, you'll have the beginnings of your own space in the blogosphere. Who knows where it can take you!

Monday, January 21, 2019

Your First Post - Spring 2019

This week, your post will be a basic introduction to who you are and what your blog will be about - it's your first post, so you can really carve out your niche in this space. You have to start somewhere, and what better way than to start off with an introductory post!

Photo Courtesy of Michael Lee Stallard: Helping Leaders Create Cultures that Connect
While you will have some freedom to write about what you want from week to week this semester, remember that you should make an effort to connect what you're writing about to what we talk about in class too. If you need help or inspiration some weeks, feel free to chat with me!

So - introduce yourself. Who are you? That's a loaded question. Unpack it (using as much self-disclosure as you deem fit for an online space). Example things to potentially include: Name and where you are in life right now, what you want to do in life, etc. As you went through the process of creating your blog, you made specific decisions in terms of the theme, background, the images, font, and other things that you selected over something else. Was there a reason for that?

Next - what makes you tick? What interests you? This can potentially be the direction of your blog. It doesn't have to be just one thing either. This is your space. Personalize it. Make it your own. Give your reader an idea of what you're planning to write about. If you want to add a picture, feel free but it's not necessary to -- at least not right now.

Your blog post should be a few (short) paragraphs, roughly about a half page single spaced if you were to type it into a Word doc. Posts should be up by 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 25.

Happy Blogging!

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Welcome to Social Media - Spring 2019

Happy Spring Semester, COMM 373! Hope you all had a fantastic Winter Break! Welcome back to the snowy Mount!

Emmit is excited you're back!

Are you ready for a great semester in COMM 373? I hope you are, because this class is going to be awesome. Check our trusty blog here for all of your updates and needs. If you have any questions, I'm available via email and Twitter (@MCK_PhD).

Let's get to it!