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THE USE OF WEBLOGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (Advantages (Are easy to setup and…
THE USE OF WEBLOGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Weblogs are personal web pages written in chronological order and maintained through a specific
software that helps their administration
Related Work
It is described an interesting teaching technique whereby students document their learning activities and results in a concurrent journal
Types
Instructor weblog
Student weblog
Uses
Uses the
weblog (instructors or students) and for what (writing or reading).
Satisfy a variety of communication
needs to favour e-learning practices
Advantages
Are easy to setup and administrate in contrast to other technologies.
Makes easier to publish all types of resources (text, images, video, etc.) to the Web
when compared to traditional web publishing.
24/7 (anytime, anywhere) access to information posted in weblogs
Benefits
Their use as e-learning tools.
Make easier sharing knowledge and
information.
Support team work and group learning.
Barriers
Instructors may have difficulty in assessing student participation in the weblog.
System administrators tend to be restrictive in installing new software.
If the weblog is public, it may suffer troll infestations,
Security concerns
Is it always preferable to have classroom discussions done publicly?
This does not mean that only students in the classroom should be able to
comment, but in general whether the readership should always be a wider audience
What happens with the information once it is published?
People should be
aware of the future effects of the information hosted in a weblog
Does the user’s willingness to share information depend on the perception on how it will be
used?
If that was the case, a weblog with different levels of privacy may contribute to establish
different levels of access to the information
Conclusions and future work
The use of weblogs may increase the time spent in managing the course
compare to traditional courses. The lesson learnt is that technology is a tool, not a goal.