Learning outcomes

Professional and reflective practitioner skills

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

• identify opportunities for groups of learners to contribute their ideas to a learning activity through the use of a classroom blog
• understand how to support learners to make appropriate contributions through the development with them of a suitable code of conduct for the class blog.

Practical skills

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

• find out whether there are opportunities to create a class blog on your local VLE
• create a personal or class blog.

Knowledge and understanding

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

• that you recognise how particular learning activities may be enhanced by student contributions and shared ideas through blogging
• that a code of conduct and examples of appropriate contributions can be used to support learners to make appropriate and meaningful contributions to a class blog.

Cognitive skills

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

• evaluate the value of blogging as a way of encouraging students to make contributions to a learning activity
• discuss the use of blogs in different learning activities as a way of encouraging learners to contribute their ideas and knowledge.