Hi Glenda,
Blogs are a wonderful tool for students to publish their own voice in the learning process. This kind of reflective practice is not only good for the students but also helps the instructor gain an insight into the thinking of the students. Yes, blogs need to be monitored in the sense that comments should be made to blogs posts when the blogs are used for instruction, however, the challenge is to find the approach whereby instructors support rather than intrude on the space.
Wikis are more collaborative and only work, in my experience, when specific tasks and timelines… >>>
