Thursday, January 15, 2009

Welcome to Medical Sociology

Hello Class,

Welcome to our class blog. I am very excited about this and I greatly encourage you to visit, utilize and contribute to the blog. I will be posting relevant material such as articles, vocabulary, questions, practice exams, etc. The use of this will contribute to your overall class participation.

I understand that some people may shy away from speaking up in class so this is an excellent opportunity to voice an opinion or ask a question. Think of this as an open class discussion and an easy way to increase your grade.

Please leave a comment to this entry so that I know you have been able to create a profile. Best of luck!

-Tyler


Here are some quick instructions to navigating the blog:

1) click on the link to the blog:http://medicalsociology2.blogspot.com/

2) Posts appear in chronological order but they are archived in the sidebar.

3) Read the blog and from the main page, click the Comment link under the post on which you want to comment. On an individual post page, scroll down to the end of the post if necessary.

4) You can choose to sign-in and create a blogger account and profile (you will need a name and email address to do this)… If you choose to do this but are not comfortable with having your real name out there in blogger world, you can create a ‘name’ for yourself. Obviously you will have to let me know what your screen name is…

5) You can also leave posts anonymously, but you will have to identify yourself in the body of your comment so that I know who you are

6) You will need to post at least one comment in response to a blog.

7) The blog is public for now. However, if there are a lot of comments from people not in the class which are not appropriate, I can make the blog private (i.e. only the class will be able to access the blog).

8) If there are any inappropriate class comments I can delete the comment.. and I can also make the blog so that I moderate the comments before they’re posted (I’d much prefer not to do this.. so keep it clean and respectful…)

9) You should check the blog regularly – at least twice week.
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29 comments:

  1. BrianaJanuary 21, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Hey Tyler,
    thanks for creating this blog it is going to be very useful during the year...

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  2. Mallory L.January 21, 2009 at 6:33 PM

    Tyler,

    I look forward to using the blog, this is the first time with them but it seems like it will be very helpful, thanks!

    Mallory

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  3. RachelJanuary 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    Hey Ty!

    It's kinda fun that your the TA for this class. I'm pretty excited for the blog!

    Rachel

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  4. A. NicholasJanuary 21, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    I hope this works. I am looking forward to sharing all the thoughts that I didn't have time for in class.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    I've read but never commented on a blog before. Yeah, this is my first;) This ought to be fun.
    Whalen

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  6. EJanuary 21, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    Thanks Tyler! See you tomorrow.

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  7. kheavnerJanuary 21, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Thank you so much for doing this. See you all soon!

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  8. Alyssa BJanuary 21, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    Thank you for creating this blog, I think it will be really helpful over the semester!

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  9. CourtneyJanuary 21, 2009 at 11:37 PM

    Thanks for creating the blog! I'm looking forward to using it in the future!

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  10. Professor CampbellJanuary 22, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    Thanks, Tyler! This looks great.
    Alex

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  11. kklaverJanuary 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    Hi Tyler, I have never used a blog before but it seems interesting and helpful so I look forward to it.
    Kathryn

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  12. StephJanuary 22, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    Thank you for taking the time to create the blog!

    Steph

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  13. AlanaJanuary 22, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    Thanks for making this. I'm excited to see how well it goes, and about all the information we will be able to access here! =)

    Alana

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  14. NJanuary 22, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks Tyler for making this blog fun and easy! Looking forward to what this semester brings!

    -Nicole

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2009 at 6:22 PM

    Thanks for the blog Tyler, hopefully it will spark some interesting discussions.

    ~Jenna

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  16. CharlieJanuary 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Thanks Tyler. I think the blog will be incredibly helpful. I wish other classes would take this idea and utilize it. Overall I think it may actually make things a little bit easier to understand and follow. Thanks again.

    -Charlie

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  17. Sarah BrewerJanuary 23, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    Thanks for making the blog Tyler. I think that it will be really helpful.

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  18. MarisaJanuary 23, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    Thanks for making this Tyler. It is really helpful to have all the vocab written out. And I am looking forward to using this.

    -Marisa

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    I'm leaving a comment to let you know that I have made my profile!!

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  20. MeggersJanuary 24, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    Thank you for creating the blog, this is such a great way of having outside discussions from classes and answering any questions that we might have. Thanks again!


    Megan

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  21. Nicole KJanuary 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    Thanks for creating this blog. I think it will be very helpful. I wish my other classes had something like this to keep in touch with any questions or comments.

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  22. DillonJanuary 25, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    Top notch blogging, good show ole boy

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  23. CraigJanuary 25, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    Let the blogging begin! Thanks Tyler!

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  24. mereJanuary 25, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    Thanks Tyler, this will definitely be helpful throughout the semester!
    ~mere

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  25. Casey N.January 26, 2009 at 4:06 PM

    Hey!

    I have never done any blogs before so im not really sure how this whole thing works.Im still trying to figure it out but thanks for getting it going! Having all this info online will be really helpful!

    Thanks!
    Casey N.

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  26. TarynJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:05 PM

    Tyler-

    The blog looks good and I am excited to use it!! Hopefully this will be a good tool for learning!!

    -Taryn

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  27. Meghan WJanuary 27, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    Yah I've never really blogged before either ...... but so far it seems like it will be really helpful for the class. Are we supposed to comment on each blog?

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  28. Professor CampbellJanuary 28, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    Mehgan... A comment weekly is fine.. though definitely feel free to comment more often!

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  29. K. SimonsenJanuary 28, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    This will be a good teaching aid for blogging

    Kim

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