Blogs, reflective practice and student-centered learning

Blogging can be used to enhance education by encouraging reflective practice. We present a study in which a final year HCI course was constructed around regular blogging activity. We discuss the role of blogs in providing a social mechanism for the student body and in acting as a conduit between classroom and practical examples. We analyze the blogs from a quantitative and qualitative perspective, and show that the students found it a useful and effective addition to their learning.

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Russell Beale

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Publication date: September 2007

Publication date (Print): September 2007

Pages: 1-4

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[0001]Advanced Interaction Group

School of Computer Science

University of Birmingham

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2007.47

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Conference name: Proceedings of HCI 2007 The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference University of Lancaster, UK

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 21

Conference location: Lancaster, UK

Conference date: 3 - 7 September 2007

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: British HCI Group Annual Conference

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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Blogs, reflective practice and student-centered learning

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