The article delves into the possible benefits of distance cooperative learning by using blogs. The research was conducted using a college writing class. Overall, two-thirds of the learners believed that blogs improved their learning. The researchers found that "learner autonomy, cooperative learning and time management" were also improved.
An advantage of blogs, to me, is the idea of an immediate audience for a student's writing. The final step of the writing process is usually considered to be publishing, but how many of us ever really publish for a real audience? The relative immediacy of feedback is also a benefit.
A potential disadvantage to blogs is how they could be received in the K-12 classroom, by parents, students, tech support and administration. I wonder what impediments one has to overcome in order to allow students access to web 2.0 tools? Getting all of the players to accept that blogs are beneficial would definitely be a first step.
Kathy in Kansas
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