Exploring the Use of Blogs as Learning Spaces in the Higher Education Sector

The authors write that the chief aim of the paper is to provide a commentary on the potential for blogs as 'learning spaces' for university students. The paper features an examination of how blogs have been used at a number of institutions of higher learning including Harvard Law School and Queensland University of Technology. There are a number of interesting bits including some reflection on the dearth of refereed literature about blogging. "The fact of the matter is that blogging for all intents and purposes is a grassroots phenomenon. Academic bloggers, if they are true to their ideals, may be more concerned about spreading their message in the blogosphere than in the 'Journal of Obscure Facts'. Blogging seems to be working in practice, but does it work in theory?" By Jeremy B Williams and Joanne Jacobs, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, Summer, 2004 From Stephen Downes - OLDaily