Internet Blogs’ Potential in Education



Abstract

The paper is devoted to general aspects of an Internet blog as an educational instrument and its prospects in education. The authors touch upon the connection between demographic challenges and the current educational trends, showing the main skills of Generation Z. A blog as a teaching tool can be broken down into a number of categories. The paper also discusses in short a few popular blogging platforms.


Keywords

education and learning; Web 2.0; blogs; blogging platforms; educational blogs

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PoznanskaK., RomaniukhaM., & SorokinaL. (2017). Internet Blogs’ Potential in Education. International Journal of Research in E-Learning, 3(2), 49-60. Retrieved from https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/IJREL/article/view/8403

Kateryna Poznanska 

Docent, PhD, associate professor, Dniprovsk State Technical University, Ukraine


Maryna Romaniukha 

PhD, associate professor, Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University, Ukraine


Liudmyla Sorokina 

Docent, PhD, associate professor, Dniprovsk State Technical University, Ukraine





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