OIT offers a campus-wide blogging service to all faculty, staff and graduate students called “Blogs@UCI“.
Blogs, short for “Web logs”, are a popular method for communicating with the Internet community. Often taking the form of serial essays, blogs attract like-minded people to read and discuss topics of common interest.
OIT’s blog service offers a quick and convenient local alternative especially suited for connection to the UCI community and oriented toward University business.
Built on the WordPress blog technology, the same technology used to publish IT News, Blogs@UCI uses UCInetIDs for authentication, and offers copious assistance in the FAQ and help files.
Many UCI blogs have already been created. Here are a few examples of what others are publishing using Blogs@UCI:
- Between the Lines – The Official Blog for the Humanities Department
- CannonFodder – Assistant Dean Charles Cannon’s perspective on the UC Irvine School of Law
- iMedEd Initiative – Use of iPads and Medical Apps by the UCI School of Medicine
- Cosmology for the People – James Bullock’s Cosmology and The Universe Blog
- Main Street UCI – Stories and photos about experiences on Main Street UCI a.k.a Ring Mall
Currently, only faculty, staff and graduate students can create blogs. Undergraduate students interested in a blog can work with a faculty or other University sponsor.