Welcome to the CHEM 300 course blog! You’ll use this site as a vehicle for practicing chemistry communication.
Here are few things to make note of before you get started with your posts. First of all, you should read the blogging resources page under the Create menu. This will help you out a lot if you are brand new to using WordPress (the software that runs this site). On this page you will find video tutorials about writing posts on this blog, adding media to your posts, tagging, and categorizing. The course Canvas site has information about the blogging assignments and how they are graded.
There are a few important things to keep in mind when blogging. Please do not assume that just because something is online, it is OK for you to use it. For example, unless it is explicitly stated, an image on the internet cannot just be copied, saved, and used in your own post without permission to do so. We’ll provided you with more details about properly using online content, but if you have questions, please ask.
Under the Explore menu, you will find links that may be of interest or assistance, a list of groups and associations related to communicating chemistry/science as well as a list of local museums and science centres. The Explore menu also contains a library resources page, which you should definitely have a look at. Finally, there is a bookshelf that lists relevant books that should be available for you in Woodward Library.
Let me know if you have any questions about the blog or would like to see any other resources made available. Or, if you find something that you think would be useful to the rest of the class, tell us, and we can add it to the resources. Better yet — write a post about it!
Happy blogging!
Richard Kil
