As technology becomes integral to the business practices of many companies, several professors teaching courses in campus-based and online business degree programs are using innovative tools to keep their students abreast of emerging trends in the industry.
While online degree program instructors have been using e-mail and online platforms such as Blackboard to communicate with students, post assignments and provide supplementary material, some professors are taking to the internet to integrate all members of their respective industries.
For example, Robert Handfield, a professor of supply chain management at a North Carolina-based school, has announced the launch of a blog that will track trends in the supply chain and operations sector.
Handfield called the blog an opportunity to “let others know what is going on in the field of supply chain management, and a chance for me to stay in touch with those who share a common interest in my work.”
Business students may find similar platforms for discussion by enrolling in online masters degree programs, which typically integrate online cohorts and virtual group projects into their curricula.
May 14, 2010
Is is possible to get into a blog with students taking similar courses in other schools?
June 22, 2010
Blogging with other students sounds like such a great idea. Is it secure and safe to blog about your online classes?
June 27, 2010
This is a really good way to network as well. Many times being able to blog with other people with similar interests can lead to success in other forms.
July 2, 2010
I have been takig online business courses. I asked the instructor for names of other students and we coordinated to start a blog for class.
July 2, 2010
What a great idea. How do you get your instructor to give you the email addresses.
July 13, 2010
I am also interested in getting into a blog with students taking these courses. Let me know how to do it.
July 14, 2010
I have been taking online courses for about two years. I was able to get some of the other students taking the same courses at the same school to start a blog. It is really great and makes my understanding of the subject material much easier.
July 18, 2010
I would love to be able to blog with other students in the same online classes that I am taking.
July 25, 2010
I am in an online degree program and I always network with the other students in my class. I ask the instructor to email all of the studends in the class and ask them if they want to start a blog. If they do they send their email address and it works really well. We can discuss the course and projects we are working on.
July 27, 2010
I think that blogging is such a great idea. Being able to be in touch with other students in my class. It makes for a more successful college experience.
August 2, 2010
I do like to hear this. I seems like it would make online classes my personal.
August 7, 2010
It’s really great when you are taking online courses, to be in touch with others that are taking the same class. It give more of the feeling of being in a class room with others.
August 7, 2010
Blogging is a great means of communication. Especially for online classes. I just finished an online class in psychology and all of the students in the class got on a blog site. We did a group project that way. It was just great.
August 7, 2010
Blogging is a very good means of communicating especially for online school. It makes one feel less isolated.
October 14, 2010
This is a great idea. Many other majors at my school also use Blackboard and blogs for communication and turning in assignments, etc.
November 4, 2010
Blogging is such a good idea for online learners. I have taken a few online classes, and in the cases where the instructors created a blog site, class has been so much more enjoyable. Do most online classes have blog sites?
December 6, 2010
I love blogs. It gives you a chance to vent and then get input from others of like interests.
December 6, 2010
Starting a blog is such a great idea these. You get to hear other opinions and fact that may guide you into things you have never thought of before.
December 6, 2010
I really don’t see any value in blogging. In my opinion it is just a bunce of opinions that I don’t want to know.
January 9, 2011
i think blogs are great — especially ones like this! this is definitely good information i couldn’t find anywhere else. i learn something new everytime i get on here — thanks
January 12, 2011
I think that starting a blog site for an online class is such a good idea. It allows you to have that interaction with other students, that you usually get in a class room.
January 12, 2011
Blogging helps me put my ideas into action.
January 12, 2011
Hi Catherine. If you’re interested in starting a blog with your fellow students you could look into the different platforms available online. However, you could also get with your professor to see what he thinks of your idea and maybe he’ll start one for the entire class to use.
February 16, 2011
I’ve found with blogs it’s much easier to share creative ideas and explore new avenues.
January 30, 2012
Hi Amy. It really depends on the class, professor, and so forth. Some do, and other don’t.