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WEBLOGS in higher education - Coggle Diagram
WEBLOGS in higher education
Weblogs are personal web pages written in chronological order and maintained through a specific software that helps their administration
users
Instructor weblog
Student weblog:
Motivations:
documenting one’s life
providing commentary and opinions
expressing deeply felt
emotions
articulating ideas through writing
forming and maintaining community forums
advantages:
easier to publish all types of resources (text, images, video, etc.)
easy to setup and administrate
allow instant publishing with just one click
allow instant publishing with just one click
reach a large audience without losing information quality
24/7 (anytime, anywhere) access to information
No special blogging software is needed
Instructor does not need to periodically request the learning logs to the students.
Other technologies can be applied jointly. For instance, using of Wikis / building glossaries
Benefits in education
the teaching-learning process can continue outside the classroom.
create connections between students
easier sharing knowledge with hyperlinks etc
discussions promote high levels of thinking
support team work and group learning
encourage informal communication, creativity and self-expression.
teachers can monitor group projects.
prepares student for labour market.
security
it is open for the public, so take into account that other public can enter discussions content etc too.