Why use blogs & wikis?

Martin Weller

Short (evangelist) answer - why use this..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8628950@N06/2770856499/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/83542829@N00/2611127049/

When you can have this?

Blogs as…Scholarly

practice

Blogs as…Student journals

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15394512@N00/2616899638/

Blogs as…Multimedia platforms

Blogs as…Course delivery platforms

Blogs as…Subscription feeds

Wikis

Wikis as…Collaborative project

Wikis as…Collective

resources/guides

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27690172@N02/3089767363/

Wikis as…Course

platform

General benefits

• Easy publishing• Puts you in control• Easy multi-media• Writing style(?)• Student engagement• Social connection• Engagement with 3rd party

content/blogosphere/different styles

My challenge

Whatever your problem is I can give you a blog/wiki/social network solution