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The Use of Weblogs in Higher Education - Coggle Diagram
The Use of Weblogs in Higher Education
BARRIERS
Instructors may have difficulty in assessing student participation in the weblog
The use of technology- based tools may be another barrier
Free ASPs, learning weblogs should be
hosted in private servers, so that they do not show neither advertisements nor banners
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?
Should all these weblogs be open to the entire blogosphere or is there value in having discussions open to class participants only?
Should there be a concern about people posting under other people's names?
Does anonymity plays a true role in people’s willingness to disclose information on the weblog?
Does the user’s willingness to share information depend on the perception on how it will be used?
What happens with the information once it is published?
TYPES
Interactive Weblogs
Closed Weblogs
Content
Economic
Social
Political
Personal
Information Teachnology
Mernit
Professional Journalist
Non-traditional Journalist
Bloggers focused on a specific theme
Education Community
Self-expression/journaling crowd
Business/marketing/promotion community
Business weblogs behind the firewall
Experimenters and innovators
Educational Weblogs
Instructor Weblog
Course content, course management information, general commentary to all students about their learning progress.
Student Weblog
Created concurrently with the learning experience, and reporting on the learning content as wells as the process.
USES
Expressing deeply felt emotions
Articulating ideas through writing
Providing commentary and opinions
Forming and maintaining community forums
Documenting one’s life
ADVANTAGES
Instructor does not need to periodically request the learning logs to the students
No special blogging software is needed to create a weblog
24/7 (anytime, anywhere) access to information posted in weblogs
Have the ability to reach a large audience without losing information quality and allowing for different levels of detail
Can be updated easily
Allow instant publishing with just one click
Makes easier to publish all types of resources to the Web
Easy to setup and administrate in contrast to other technologies
Other technologies can be applied jointly
BENEFITS
Monitoring projects in real time
Accuracy of project outcomes increases due to the continuous flow of feedback from the
teacher and fellow students from the weblog
Encourage informal
communication, creativity and self-expression
Support team work and group learning
Use as e-learning tools
Help create connections between students with diverse opinions and interests
Feautures make easier sharing knowledge and
information
Discussions in weblogs promote higher levels of thinking
Final grading is faster and easier
Provide the chance of learning about web page
creation, hyper linking and other www topics
Writing in weblogs is attractive in the sense that teens and college students
Prepares students better for the current labour market
Improve
coordination and allow interaction to a far greater extent
Different instructors and students from different parts can share a weblog and teach and learn
together