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Brownbags and not blog posts

April 4, 2008 | Filed under: General

As we’re currently in the midst of a free thinking Friday – I pose the following question. Why brownbags and not blog posts?

Often, either free-standing or as part of departmental meetings, we have brownbag sessions as a way to communicate projects, report results, or other internal news and updates of note. Similarly, there are many individuals and groups within the Capella community that routinely use blogging as a way of adding updates and new content to extend the conversation (see Michael Offerman, the Capella library, or Doctoral Support for PhD learners).

For a moment, let’s ignore the debate over private vs public (as we could add any amount of security around any amount of posts). Think about content: what types of content would lend themselves better to brownbags, and which to blogs? What’s the difference in institutional cost, and how would you access the content of a brownbag two months after it was given?

I’m curious to know your thoughts.

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