Week 9 - Assignment #1

Response on The Impact of Using Blogs on College Students' Reading Comprehension and Learning Motivation

I think using blogs would probably have a positive impact on college students’ reading comprehension and learning motivation. It’s a faster and more convenient way for students to share their work with their peers and instructors. Using ICTs in the courses would engage the students as well as encourage them to improve their reading and writing skills. I think using a blog would motivate students to become better writers, and express their opinions. According to the article, the group that used the blogs in the course had a stronger sense of learning community. The students who are normally hesitant to share their thoughts in class were more involved in the blog discussions. The use of blogs allowed students to extend their discussions beyond the classroom. The instructors also found that using the blog made it easy to integrate other multimodal literacies into their courses. Although I would have expected to see an increase in the reading comprehension skills, the article mentions that using blogs did not have much of an impact in the students’ comprehension skills.