Abstract

This study investigates the benefits of a community blogging platform for students in an online LIS program. Using a web survey and descriptive content analysis methods, this paper empirically addresses how student blogging communities can be effectively foster connections amongst instructors and students, and enhance perceptions of learning performance. Overall, students reported the blogging community and blogging assignment created a positive impact on their learning performance, particularly with productivity and competence. The positive feedback concerning usability and connections to others in the system reported lead to an overall positive perception of learning within the blogging community. Instructors seeking to create communities such as this for students should make the sites usable, customizable, and attractive.

Citation

Stephens, M. (2016). Connected Learning: Evaluating and Refining an Academic Community Blogging Platform. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 57(4), 295-310. Retrieved October 4, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/191448/.

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Keywords

• College Students
• EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
• educational technology
• electronic learning
• Electronic Publishing
• information science
• Library Education
• Library Schools
• Library Science
• Library Services
• Likert Scales
• Mixed Methods Research
• online courses
• Online Surveys
• reflection
• teaching methods
• Technology Uses in Education
• Web Based Instruction
• Web Sites