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This article explores the use of blogs and journals in online learning. |
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What Are Blogs and Journals?
A blog, short for “Web log,” is a website where an individual can post their thoughts. Entries are dated and display displayed with the most recent post first. Readers are provided with a mechanism to post comments on the original post, and the original author may write replies to those comments. The tone is informal, much like an online journal.
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Young and Sullivan (1984) make a case for the act of writing as that which “enables us to think in ways that are otherwise improbable, or difficult, or even impossible” (p. 216). Blogs are an effective means of gaining insight into students' activities and provide a way to share the knowledge and materials collected. Blogs and journals provide an opportunity for interaction between students and/or with the instructor.
Best Ways to Use Blogs and Journals?
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While the LMS does not have a built-in tool for blogs and journals, students do have access to Google tools like Google Sites to create their own blogblogs. The site link, then, can be made limited viewing for purposes of the class and the link shared in an assignment submission. Journals are typically private between student and instructor, so some faculty like to use Google docs Docs or the assignment function in the LMS for activities that take journal form. All of these options allow for instructor feedback when grading.
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