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Weblogs and Student-Centered Learning: Personal Experiences in MBA Teaching W. Paul Forster Hong Kong Univ of Science and Technology Hong Kong SAR, China Tony Tam Hong Kong Univ of Science and Technology Hong Kong SAR, China

Abstract: This paper uses the lens of Gibson's concept of affordances to explore how weblogs might encourage student-centered learning. It discusses the authors' personal experiences using weblogs in the context of an MBA-level course as course weblogs and as a case discussion weblog. Practical matters in improving the use of weblogs in the classroom, and how the affordances of weblogs are constrained by the institutions of teacher-centered learning are discussed.

Keywords: weblogs, blogging, online case discussions, affordances

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Recommended Citation: Forster and Tam (2006). Weblogs and Student-Centered Learning: Personal Experiences in MBA Teaching. Information Systems Education Journal, 4 (15). http://isedj.org/4/15/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2004: §3242. ISSN: 1542-7382.)