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WeBlogs
KeyWords: Weblogs, blogs, e-learning.
Uses
Faculty members use weblogs to post class announcements, syllabic, assignments, and more
in addition to offering students a forum for discussing class topics
Weblogs can extend conversations and discussions past the school day, linking to resources
and relevant materials.
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Types
Instructor Weblog: weblogs written by instructors are mainly used as an additional
communication channel to share information with students.
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Advantages
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Weblogs makes easier to publish all types of resources (text, images, video, etc.) to the Web
when compared to traditional web publishing.
Weblogs can be updated easily, from anywhere without having to worry about FTP
connections, web authoring software, etc.
24/7 (anytime, anywhere) access to information posted in weblogs.
Benefits
Weblogs’ features (linking, replying, and tracking) make easier sharing knowledge and
information
The first and foremost benefit of weblogs in HEIs is their use as e-learning tools. This way, the
teaching-learning process can continue outside the classroom.
Discussions in weblogs promote higher levels of thinking, because people can think before
answering back.
Also, teachers may benefit from the possibility of monitoring projects in real time, thus
indicating improvements before it is too late for the students to incorporate them.
Barriers
It can be of a structural nature, for
instance lack of computers, or difficult access to the Internet Another source of disadvantage would be
computer illiterate users, specially in those countries with a wide digital divide.
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If the weblog is public, it may suffer troll infestations, people that intentionally try to cause disruption by posting messages that are inflammatory, insulting, incorrect, inaccurate
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Conclusion
The main contribution of this research comes from a review of the not-so-extensive literature existing
on weblogs which, added to our own experience as HEI teachers, has provided a compilation of
recommendations, cautions, and encouragements for other instructors.