Blogs as Educational Tool?
Students in one of my classes expressed that they are not loving the course blog.
It was my intent to use the blog as another way to communicate and kvetch about course ideas, issues and themes - a discussion board - so to speak, and also a way to disseminate information both course related and otherwise. I have had considerable problems adding students as members so they can post other than in the comments. I have to most trouble with hotmail members - either people don't get the invite or it doesn't work. A plot by Microsoft?
Some of my students mentioned that they much prefer WebCT to the blog, though I am not sure why yet. I will ask them to take a survey at the end of the course on the blog at the end of the term. Students in past years haven't really liked WebCT either, and I found it tiresome to use as well. Not very user friendly.
Perhaps students just don't like having a technological component in the classroom? I have had class list-servs before, and that was well received. Good discussion. So what is it about the Blog that is different. Is it still too new, with various bugs? I am expecting something from Blogs that it just cannot give in an educational setting?
thoughts?
posted by Netwoman @ 5:28 PM
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