A Study using Web-logs or Blogs as a Tool for Student-centred Learning in a Computer Graphics Course: A Malaysian Perspective

An exploratory study using weblogs as a learning and assessment tool in a Public Relations course

“…Multimedia technology is an important component in enhancing the motivation and learning process of students (Neo & Neo, 2010). With the availability of multimedia and Web 2.0 applications, students are able to utilise various applications such as a web-based learning and weblogs as tools in their learning.…”

“…This trend is also being influenced by the educational teaching and learning methods in Malaysia. The Malaysian Government is encouraging and emphasising the need to incorporate multimedia technology into the curriculum (Mat, 2000 as cited in Neo & Neo, 2010). This would facilitate the development of innovative modals that would enable higher learning institutions to better cater to the needs of the diverse types of students in today's university environment (Sidek & Yunus, 2012).…”

Open Praxis, volumen 5 issue 4

“…Over the past decade, scholars have demonstrated multiple uses for blogs in enhancing student learning (Churchill 2009;Ducate & Lomicka 2008;Goldman, Cohen & Sheahan 2008). It has been found that blogs help to create a more student-centered instructional site, almost in the guise of an extension of the classroom through which students are encouraged to continue in interaction with each other as well as the instructor (Higdon & Topaz 2009;Neo & Neo 2010;Williams & Jacobs 2004). Kerka (1996) highlights the usefulness of blogs in a learner's documentation of their learning, acting as a collection point for knowledge aids in self-analysis and reflective activities at a later date.…”

“…The outcomes which have been reported include: greater student to student interaction (Neo & Neo, 2010); students taking greater ownership of their learning process (Martin & Noakes, 2012); an enhancement of reflective thinking (Farmer, Yue & Brooks 2008) and deeper learning and knowledge construction (Ferdig & Trammel, 2004;O'Donnell, 2006); as well as increased teacherlearner social interaction, creativity, and high-level thinking skills (Avci & Askar, 2012). Undoubtedly, the studies published so far on the use of blogging to facilitate learning demonstrate that from a pedagogical perspective, blogging is a valuable tool in an instructor's arsenal.…”

Supporting Learning Through the Use of Self-Reflection Blogs: A study of the experience of blended learning students in the United Arab Emirates

“…A growing body of empirical research is also demonstrating evidenced outcomes from the use of blogging. The outcomes which have been reported include: greater student to student interaction (Neo & Neo, 2010); students taking greater ownership of their learning process (Martin & Noakes, 2012); an enhancement of reflective thinking (Farmer, Yue & Brooks 2008) and deeper learning and knowledge construction (Ferdig & Trammel, 2004;O'Donnell, 2006); as well as increased teacherlearner social interaction, creativity, and high-level thinking skills (Avci & Askar, 2012). Undoubtedly, the studies published so far on the use of blogging to facilitate learning demonstrate that from a pedagogical perspective, blogging is a valuable tool in an instructor's arsenal.…”