Majed Alharbi
Effects of Blackboard’s Discussion Boards, Blogs and Wikis on Effective Integration and Development of Literacy Skills in EFL Students
King Saud University
study aimed investigate effects online course tools specifically discussion boards blogs wikis builtin facilities blackboard computermediated communication integrated elearning environments improving integrated reading writing attitudes efl college students towards literacy skills elearning environmentsa pedagogical model designed described background relevant researchthe study made use quantitative qualitative data investigate effects tools readingwriting performance attitudesthe findings indicated students performance integrated readingwriting test improved attitudes towards literacy skillsthe findings also showed ecourse tools issue facilitated students interactions supported learning readingwriting skills growing online discourse communitythe paper ends conclusion discussion pedagogical implications recommendations prospective research