In this chapter, we will cover adding blogs and wikis to a course. These activities enable students to collaborate with each other, and with the teacher. These activities usually require feedback and guidance from the teacher to make them work well.
In this chapter, you will learn how to do the following:
Adding a blog to your course
Adding a wiki to your course
Understanding when to use blogs and wikis
Monitoring and managing blogs and wikis
We'll look at the capabilities and limitations of each tool, to help you decide when to use each one. We will also see how they blend into the flow of a course.
A blog provides a place for students to express their thoughts and discuss course material. In a forum, you can restrict students from creating new threads. In a blog, students have the freedom to create new entries.