The Affordances of Blogs - Blogger

Consider my blogging expertise doubled! An examination of the Blogger blog site has taken quite some time because each time I discovered something new you could do I would be off on a tangent trying it out. The table below analyses the affordances of blogs (based on this blog tool)and how it links with my pedagogical framework. I have used a table because I prefer to analyse on a structured format. I considered a mindmap but found it too "messy". T

The embedding of blog use in learning design is all about social communication around student AND teacher generated content. It enhances learning by providing students with a web space that can contain various types of digital artefacts. Learning is transformed when students must be critical when reflecting on their own work and the blog posts of others. Reflective thinking is how students grow their mental capacity. Blogs allow for the students to present ideas creatively through the embedding of original images, sound and audio. Blogs are an essential component of eLearning.