Blogs are used for more than just class assignments. People use blogs for all sorts of things. Various departments are using blogs as as a means of communicating with students. Some staff are using blogs to publish news about their areas. Groups of students are using blogs to share tips and experiences. And faculty are publishing blogs about best teaching practices for other faculty.
Departmental Blogs:
- Fashion Design – News from Fashion Design
- Otis Books | Seismicity Editions – Project by the Graduate Writing Program
- Otis Fit to Print – News from the Print Lab
- Otis Lab Press – News from the Lab Press
- The Otis Times – Alumni blog
- Toy Design Blog – News from Toy Design
- VRC Blog – News from the Visual Resources Center
Other blogs:
- Freeway Studies – Contemporary art-focused curatorial endeavor by the Ben Maltz Gallery
- O Teaching Matters – Tips, practices and discussions about pedagogy and instructional design
- Otis iPad Learning Community – Blog for discussing using iPads at Otis
- Otis Library Exhibits – Information and documentation, focuses on artists’ books
- The Otis Voice – Student Government Association blog
- Sustainability at Otis – Making Otis’ efforts Visible
Older, inactive blogs:
- Otis and Pacific Standard Time – Gathers blog posts by Otis students about the PST exhibits, 2011-2012
- La Tijera / Otis Learning Project – Documenting an Integrated Learning project, 2009-2010
- The Current Student – Observations from a current student, 2009-2010
- The “O” Observed – Admissions blog, 2007-2010
- A Book about Death: Virtual Guest Book – In conjunction with the exhibit in the Bolsky Gallery, October 2009
- Travis Somerville: Dedicated to the proposition… – In conjunction with the exhibit in the Ben Maltz Gallery, October-December 2009
- Study A Blog – Used by Mobility Students, 2009
- TLC Blog – News from the Teaching / Learning Center, 2006-2008
Also check out the List of Courses Using Blogs and the List of All Blogs.
If you have an Otis blog that is not listed here, even if we don’t host it, please leave the address in a comments at the bottom of the page.
