Developing professional skills in journalism through blogs

Developing professional skills in journalism through blogs

• Hodgson, Paula Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
• Wong, Dora Dept of English, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 36(2), 197-211, 2011

Routledge

2011

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts
    • GFC Teaching Methods & Their Outcomes
• F Learning & Teaching
  • FD Application of Communicative Media, IT in Learning & Teaching

Web Sites Electronic Publishing Journalism Education Professional Education Skill Development Peer Evaluation Communities of Practice Evaluation Criteria Learning Experience Course Descriptions Course Content Technological Literacy Participant Satisfaction Technology Uses in Education Higher Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

The curriculum for journalism is being forced to change because the traditional print-based and broadcast modes are being challenged by wide and easy access to online mass communication. Primarily, students need to develop proficiency in writing, editing and publishing. However, they are also expected to be skilled in the Web medium as they venture into their careers, and weblogs offer a dynamic platform to develop these skills. Based on a statistical summary of student comments on the performance criteria for a blog project, a focus group interview and survey results, this paper will discuss the findings from the introduction of a course-based blog to an undergraduate course in Hong Kong, including: (1) the technical challenge of making Web features; (2) the perception of proficiency in online publishing; (3) the evaluative skills developed through a peer-review process; and (4) the development of a learning community through writing in blogs.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 02602938

• 10.1080/02602930903229868

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/4ee4033e

2011-06-10