Learning outcomes

Professional and reflective practitioner skills

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• identify opportunities for the effective use of blog supported learning activities linked to your curriculum plans
• reflect on, and discuss, the impact of the use of a blog on learning.

Practical skills

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• set up a blog including options for comments and syndicating feeds
• publish a blog entry and comment on other blogs
• incorporate text and other media on a blog page
• manage users (authors, reviewers etc) of a blog.

Knowledge and understanding

At the completion of this course, you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

• the issues involved in selecting the appropriate blog tool for your context and intended learning purpose
• key copyright and e-safety issues when creating and sharing content on a blog.

Cognitive skills

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• critically review the use of blogs in educational contexts and share these reviews with others
• discuss different ways in which blogs might be used in learning contexts in schools.