Written by Louisa Lambregts, Centre for Organizational Learning

Discover Blackboard's Wiki and Blog Features

Wikis and blogs are relatively new features of Blackboard that hold a lot of promise.

Blogs offer a convenient way for students to do things such as:

• Comment on group or class experiences over a period of time
• Follow a current events topic and comment as things happen
• Use for reflective writing assignments or to record observations during a field placement (Private Journal)

Wikis, on the other hand, are like mini-websites and allow students to:

• Collect research information as individuals or as a group
• Present group project information
• Write a group paper
• Sign-up for group projects

To add wikis or blogs in Blackboard, read the following tipsheets:

Creating a Wiki in Your Course

Adding a Blog to Your Course

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