Blogs in Higher Ed: Personal Voice as Part of Learning
From eLearning Dialogue:
"The use of Internet technology to facilitate interaction, communication, and collaboration is well documented but its use in establishing and developing 'personal voice' as part of learning is also now being addressed through the use of blogs. Finding personal voice as a pedagogical method is important to establish learner identity and focus, and journaling has long been recognized as an effective way to provide space for this to occur. The blog, however, provides a context in which personal voice can be 'published' by the student, which means that attention is given to content, relevancy, and connection with learning outcomes to a higher degree than a traditional journal submission."