Feb 15 2008
Educational Blogging
The article by Downes (2004) goes through the development of weblogs which is really interesting. However, in terms of its educational relevance, the article goes through how weblogs can be used in the classroom and the benefits of using weblogs for education. Some suggestions for weblogs educational use are:
- Used as a way to communicate with parents
- Used as a personal journal a s a way for reflection
- A way to interact with students on e.g. class times, assignments, rules etc.
- A way to create a community of learners which can share ideas about topics etc.
- A way for all students to voice their opinion in a non-threatening way.
Ref. Downes, S. (2004). Educational Blogging. EDUCAUSE Review. 39 (5), pp.14-26.
