TY - JOUR
T1 - The phenomenon of blogs and theoretical model of blog use in educational contexts
AU - Kim, Hyung N
PY - 2008/11/1
Y1 - 2008/11/1
N2 - Many educators have attempted to implement a blog in educational contexts to enhance the communication environment among students and teachers. However, it is uncertain as to why traditional computer-mediated communication (CMC) applications should be replaced with blogs. It is time to comprehensively explore the effects of educational blogs by considering the CMC tools. This paper reviews prior studies and develops a model for the use of blogs in educational contexts by taking into account socio-technical systems theory. The model contributes to interactivity, an open system, a visualization tool, and a decentralized environment of online communication circumstance. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Many educators have attempted to implement a blog in educational contexts to enhance the communication environment among students and teachers. However, it is uncertain as to why traditional computer-mediated communication (CMC) applications should be replaced with blogs. It is time to comprehensively explore the effects of educational blogs by considering the CMC tools. This paper reviews prior studies and develops a model for the use of blogs in educational contexts by taking into account socio-technical systems theory. The model contributes to interactivity, an open system, a visualization tool, and a decentralized environment of online communication circumstance. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Blog
KW - Computer-mediated communication
KW - Inclusive design
KW - Intercultural communication
KW - Socio-technical systems theory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.12.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0360-1315
VL - 51
SP - 1342
EP - 1352
JO - Computers and Education
JF - Computers and Education
IS - 3
ER -