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Blogs vs. Discussion Boards for Education at Ruminate

  • Blogs vs. Discussion Boards for Education



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    Question One: how do blogs compare to discussion boards? I don’t see these as competing technologies. I’ve successfully used both at the same time! But blogs have some important advantages when it comes to creating meaningful educational interactions.


    Obligation and Responsibility
    Blogs have a performance obligaion that discussion boards typically don’t have. Even if a discussion forum is not hidden behind a CMS or login, their format (technically and functionally) don’t lend themselves to outside reading and participation. Posting to a discussion board feels– and most often is– a little more risky. The whole world could be watching, and it’s likely that someone out there is reading what you wrote. Even behind an alias this factor is present and important.

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