Christopher Chan|Dianne Cmor
Blogging toward information literacy: engaging students and facilitating peer learning
Hong Kong Baptist University|Hong Kong Baptist University
purpose purpose paper describe courseintegrated blog used facilitate learning information literacy skills also reports effectiveness blog evaluated designmethodologyapproach blog made centerpiece library support offered firstyear politics course support faculty member involved students required post answers weekly library research skills questions posted blog quality student responses examined using simple assessment rubric also survey administered students determine perceived usefulness findings evaluation blog posts shows quality answers generally good students put effort responses give accurate thorough answers results survey indicate students feel blog useful learning terms general information skills terms helping research term paper course research limitationsimplications results reflect one course single university therefore possible use findings make generalizations study could serve starting point inquiry evaluation blogs support tool originalityvalue others reported using blogs similar manner study also attempts thorough evaluation efficacy blog helping students learn given positive results evaluation librarians could consider using blogs web 20 tools engage students learning