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ERIC Number: EJ1066660
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 16
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ISSN: EISSN-1541-4914
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Web Logs and Online Discussions as Tools to Promote Reflective Practice
Hernández-Ramos, Pedro
Journal of Interactive Online Learning, v3 n1 Sum 2004
This article reports on the use of Web logs ("blogs") and online discussion forums in an instructional technology course in a teacher preparation program. Key goals behind the use of these tools included exposure for students to computer-supported communication and collaboration, encouragement of reflective practice, and a better understanding of the pedagogical and learning benefits derived from integration of these technologies. Management and assessment challenges for instructors derived from the volume of writing, as well as pedagogical considerations, are noted. Some of the issues raised led to a call for improvements in the tools and for additional research in a wider variety of contexts.
University of Alabama. 152 Rose Administration, P.O. Box 870104, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Web site: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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