Blogging may
help develop students’ study skills and their research skills. Blogging is
writing in the public domain. This can encourage networking, commitment to
goals and development of confidence in writing. It facilitates critical and
reflective thinking skills.
Blogs can
also be a public platform for the synthesis of ideas. Blogging may support the
development of study and research skills, such as time management, academic
writing and communication.
In a senior
biology class, teachers need to make blogging a task the student can enjoy
doing, and relate it to the outcomes. Commenting on other students’ posts may
be of benefit.
Thanks Silvana for your insightful blog!
ReplyDeleteYeah it's our final blog.. it's a relief and a little emotional at the same time! I completely agree with you that teachers need to make blogging something were they can enjoy and see a benefit in doing, becuase there are many benefits for the student, student-student relationship and student - teacher relationship. The best bit about blogging is it provides teachers with an overview of where the student is in terms of their own understandings of biology and if necessary, the teacher and other studetns can assist everyone without being too confronting or overbearing.