The Use of Blogs in Education
Hi everyone and welcome to my blog!
I'm a third year joint honours student and I'm studying the possible uses for blogs in education as part of am 'Education and the New Technologies' module. I'm really interested in what people think about blogging and the benfits and pitfalls of using such a technology in the world of education.
Personally, I think blogs are an exciting development for education for two main reasons, firstly they can provide a link to users who may be isolated from learning through using traditional teaching methods through location, ability or even preference. Secondly, I think a blog is a useful method for the reflection of learning, enabling the student to revisit work posts they have made and reflect on them.
What do you think?
- Are you an educational institution that uses a blog as part of a particular lesson?
- Do you write a non-educational blog but have some ideas on how blogs could be used in education?
- Do you think blogs should be banned from the classroom?
