Language Learning & Technology

This is what I read in "Tag Clouds in the blogosphere: Electronic Literacy and Social Networking". I find it useful and intersting.

While language instructors may use blogs for reading/writing practice in the target language, most educational uses of blogs have involved course blogs in which the instructor leads a discussion on course-related topics. Blogs offer interesting opportunities for collaborative projects, debates, or interactive travel logs. They provide an opportunity for students to write in a public sphere and in a more coherent and organized way than in chat or instant messaging. A major benefit of using blogs is to provide an environment in which students engage with the topic and with one another, developing skills of persuasion and argumentation.

It is possible to create a more student-centered learning environment using blogs, particularly if students create blogs that they control and whose content they own.