Information technology and gender equality: a contradiction in terminis?
Computers & Education
An activity theory approach to research of ICT integration in Singapore schools
Computers & Education
Communications of the ACM - The Blogosphere
Blog to Support Learning in the Field: Lessons Learned from a Fiasco
ICALT '05 Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
The phenomenon of blogs and theoretical model of blog use in educational contexts
Computers & Education
IT programs in high schools: lessons from the Cisco Networking Academy program
Communications of the ACM
Towards a framework for educational affordances of blogs
Computers & Education
Incorporating podcasting and blogging into a core task for ESOL teacher candidates
Computers & Education
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Web 2.0 technologies allow average computer users to be able to publish on the Internet without having to know complex computer technical knowledge, which gives these technologies powerful potential to facilitate student engagement in various learning environments. However, a knowledge gap exists in the literature related to factors affecting student engagement with Web 2.0 technologies. The purpose of this study is to understand factors affecting student engagement in a pre-service teacher education program that uses blogs to expand in-class discussions about technology integration. First year pre-service teachers in a mathematics education department participated in the study. Data were collected with a survey that was developed to measure student engagement with blog use. Results show that student motivation, reasons to use blog in the course, and level of challenge perceived by the students affect students' engagement with blog use. Gender and technical ability of students do not impact students' engagement. As a result, blogs can be utilized to expand in-class discussions equally well for all students.