Evaluating Student Perceptions of Using Blogs in an Online Course

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Author(s): Evelyn Gullett (U21Global, Singapore)and Mamata Bhandar (U21Global, Singapore)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 11
Source title: Advancing Education with Information Communication Technologies: Facilitating New Trends
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-468-0.ch021

Keywords: Distance Education / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This article is based on an exploratory study on the use of blogs to support learning in an online MBA school. In this paper, the authors examine students’ perceptions toward blogs and their effectiveness. The study finds that although students are open to the idea of using blogs to enhance presentation and reflection of their learning, concerns exist on their suitability for threaded discussions in the presence of other platforms like threaded discussion boards. Therefore, what is less clear is the learning value and potential of blogs, especially that subset of learning that is orchestrated (and credentialed) by formal learning organisations.

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