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Online Learning, CLPD

Blogs and Wikis

What is the difference between a blog and a wiki?

A blog is person driven - emphasis is on the owner of the blog and the topics and opinions they choose to post (the owner may be a group). A wiki is topic/question driven - also somewhat community driven - emphasis is on topics or questions and what people in the discussion post and subsequently reply to those posts. The structure of a blog is chronologically appended, archived by date, tagged with categories whereas the structure of a wiki is threaded by topic and then chronologically appended.

Why are blogs and wikis used in MyUni?

Blogs and wikis are used to help develop a community of practice whereby learners share and collaborate, important for effective learning.

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