Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Weblog
Private vs. PublicJulie also offers sections titled "Academic=Thought", "Foster Discussion", and "The Upside".Anyone can read this: professors, classmates Do n't write about your love life or last weekend's activities unless you want your professors (or Dr. Gawalek) to read about itTake caution when complaining about classes or classmates Also, watch what you write --Julie Young --Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Weblog (Work in Progress)-- don't link to pictures of you doing anything illegal while at Seton Hill. Someone will invariably turn you in.
"Dr. Gawalek" is Mary Ann Gawelek, the academic vice president here at Seton Hill University.
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