The Pedagogy Behind Blogs

In "Content Delivery in the 'Blogosphere," the authors contend that blogging can enhance many different pedagogies, but also that there is a pedagogy behind blogging itself. The authors reference Vygotsky's educational theory (1978), in that educators emphasize "knowledge construction" processes of the learner and suggest that "meaning making develops through the social process of language use over time."

Because this knowledge construction is discursive, relational and conversational in nature, as students gain and transform knowledge, they must have real outlets for publication of knowledge. This publication scaffolds learning in that it allows instructors to see the students' connections between ideas. In turn, students receive feedback on published works that allow them to understand the relationship and context basis of "knowledge, knowledge construction, and meaning making."

To read more about the pedagogy behind blogging, consult "Blogging Pedagogy."

(Source: www.thejournal.com/articles/16626)