Benefits Of Blogging In Education

Issue Date: September 2022

Dear Students,

Blogs are widely used by individuals and businesses for informal online postings. Meanwhile, the didactic potential of blogs is also increasingly recognised. Blogs can be used for group discussions, peer reviews and collaborative projects. Blogging about a topic is more engaging than simply reading. 

Benefits of Blogging for Students  

  • Promote self-expression  
  • Develop analytical thinking 
  • Exercise students’ creativity  
  • Improve students’ writing skills 
  • Encourages the sharing of resources among students and teachers 

Blogging gives students the opportunity to raise their 'unique voice'. Students can practise their communication and conversation skills when they comment on others' posts or respond to others' feedback on their blog. Blogging can also help students to be polite and attentive.

Blogging enhances students' analytical thinking and takes learning to a higher level beyond just "understanding" and "remembering" teaching material. Before they can write down their thoughts, students have to analyse the topic and clarify their thoughts on it. Then they've to carefully formulate and defend their own opinions. Blogging encourages students to think about how their opinions might be interpreted and reflected by others.

Blogging facilitates creative expression as they develop original content and layouts for their blogs. Students can be creative in adapting topics, choosing relevant images or videos and designing the layout. This is the visual platform where students can express themselves. Blogging can make learning a fun process.

Blogging involves a lot of writing. However, improvement in writing skills doesn't happen by itself. Teachers need to give explicit instructions at the beginning of the project: step-by-step instructions on how to blog, how to be authentic, how to back up your opinion and how to communicate expectations to learners.

Guidelines and Expectations of Blogging 

Before asking students to start commenting on a subject, instructors need to develop clear guidelines and expectations for your students.  

Some acceptable blogging policies are listed below:  

  • Stay on topic 
  • No spam, chain message, hoaxes in the comments 
  • Follow netiquette rules and respect for others 
  • Offer some concrete suggestions 

Benefits of Blogging for Instructors 

From the instructor’s point of view, blogs can be used for their own professional development. It promotes the exchange of their teaching experiences or ideas for transforming education. In addition, instructors’ are able to share where to find free software and educational tools.  

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