Coclusion
My experience through MET has shown me that blogs can be effective learning environments that support or integrate other learning spaces. I have experienced blogs as tools that support other settings of instruction (e.g. face-to-face and LMS). I would not consider blogs as an entire LMS, because from my expperience, LMS platforms such as Moodle or WebCT/Vista, offer different kinds of communication and blogs are not able to do this. Blogs can be effective ePortfolios, is an effective tool for delivering content, can promote asynchronous communication and offer the opportunity to share feedback through peer evaluation and observations of the instructor. One feature that blogs should include is chat, in order to have Live Forums and an immediate communication experience closer to a face-to-face classroom.
Posted in: Week 07: Blogs
Deb Kim 6:07 pm on October 24, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Angela,
Thank you for the conclusion.
You made a good point that blogs cannot be considered as LMS as they deliver contents which are different from WebCT/Vista. Throughout many of the Week 7 posts, I realize that many people preferred Vista over a blog for ETEC courses. I like the opportunity of being able to use a blog as one of my ETEC courses. This way, I can compare and experience differences rather than read what people have written about the comparison of the use of blogging to WebCT/Vista.
Once again, thank you for participating in the discussion.
Deb