Communications of the ACM - The Blogosphere
Student research and the internet
Communications of the ACM - The semantic e-business vision
Weblog success: Exploring the role of technology
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies - Human-computer interaction research in the managemant information systems discipline
Computers & Education
The phenomenon of blogs and theoretical model of blog use in educational contexts
Computers & Education
Using blogs to support learning during internship
Computers & Education
Collaborative knowledge building with wikis: The impact of redundancy and polarity
Computers & Education
Implementing Web 2.0 technologies in higher education: A collective case study
Computers & Education
Prompting authentic blogging practice in an online graduate course
Computers & Education
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
A cloud of FAQ: A highly-precise FAQ retrieval system for the Web 2.0
Knowledge-Based Systems
Video-sharing educational tool applied to the teaching in renewable energy subjects
Computers & Education
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For the net-generation students learning in a Web 2.0 world, research is often equated with Googling and approached with a mindset accustomed to cut-and-paste practices. Recognizing educators' concern over such students' learning dispositions on the one hand, and the educational affordances of blogging on the other, this study examines the use of blogging to initiate students into academic research at the tertiary level. It focuses on the experiences of three students from a third-year music class working on their research paper with blog-based supervision provided by the teacher. The course, in a hybrid fashion, combined face-to-face lectures and tutorials with blog sharing and discussion. The students' individually-owned blogs were specifically used as their research diaries in which they logged in their work in progress, they then received input from both the teacher and fellow students. Based on the researcher's self-evaluation of the teaching-supervising process, an analysis of the students' blog discourse, and students' survey feedback, this article offers useful insights and suggestions for educators interested in either using or researching on blogging as a means to develop students' research skills and understanding.