Instructor weblog: weblogs written by instructors are mainly used as an additional communication channel to share information with students. Instructor weblogs usually contain course content, course management information, general commentary to all students about their learning progress, etc.
Student weblog: weblogs written by students are basically learning weblogs or project
weblogs. A learning weblog is “a learning diary, created concurrently with the learning experience, and reporting on the learning content as wells as the process (including time taken, sources used, and so forth)”. A project weblog, often authored by a team of students, documents the project progress and findings.