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Using Blogs to Traverse Physical and Virtual Spaces

Using Blogs to Traverse Physical and Virtual Spaces

Kerryn Newbegin, Leonard Webster
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781609601140|ISBN10: 1609601149|EISBN13: 9781609601164
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-114-0.ch010
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Newbegin, Kerryn, and Leonard Webster. "Using Blogs to Traverse Physical and Virtual Spaces." Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Concepts for the Modern Learning Environment, edited by Mike Keppell, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 148-162. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-114-0.ch010

APA

Newbegin, K. & Webster, L. (2012). Using Blogs to Traverse Physical and Virtual Spaces. In M. Keppell, K. Souter, & M. Riddle (Eds.), Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Concepts for the Modern Learning Environment (pp. 148-162). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-114-0.ch010

Chicago

Newbegin, Kerryn, and Leonard Webster. "Using Blogs to Traverse Physical and Virtual Spaces." In Physical and Virtual Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Concepts for the Modern Learning Environment, edited by Mike Keppell, Kay Souter, and Matthew Riddle, 148-162. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-114-0.ch010

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Abstract

The development of physical and virtual learning spaces is prominent in the current higher education context, however a preoccupation with the design of these environments must not be at the cost of the learner. This chapter proposes that new ways of thinking need to be adopted and new strategies for collaborating need to be developed to enable students and teachers to traverse the physical and virtual environments. In traversing these spaces, learners must use them to best advantage, both within the higher education context, and then later in the professional arena in which they will be operating. Specifically this chapter will examine the use of one collaboration tool—blogs— to bridge the gap between the physical and the virtual, the formal and the informal learning spaces. Strategies for using blogs will be presented as a tool for students and educators to enable and promote knowledge creation, and to develop a habit of reflective practice both during and after formal study.

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