I think it is a great way to have a discussion and let everyone have their say. Many times students who are timid might not join a verbal discussion and by being able to comment on the blog, they are able to share their thoughts. I also would encourage others that if they say they agree or disagree that they have to tell why they feel that way.

Absolutely! I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog, Kobus, for this very reason. Your thoughts often spark ideas in my own head or raise interesting questions and web links for me to follow.

Blog comments are a wonderful way of gaining insight into the thoughts of learners (or colleagues!) and a really good tool for constructivist learning. I have used blogs as a means of getting feedback in teacher training sessions, and I’ve had a few surprises and lots of great ideas and interesting responses – especially from people who don’t readily share their thoughts verbally in training sessions.

Thanks for all the effort you put into your blog. If many people are reading it, it must be making a valuable contribution to the education debate. Long may it continue!

I think educators can use blogs for blended learning activities. Collaborating to find a solution or the best solution for a problem can be found through this mode of learning. Misconceptions in subjects such as Physics can be rectified online by other learners and not only the educator. In fact, any other person can contribute. A healthy debate via a blog can illicit many views or alternative views which otherwise would never have been highlighted. It is not only a learning experience for the learner only, but also for the educator. How learners construct their arguments and ideas exposes their way of thinking online.

I have learnt a lot through from all comments on this blog. In fact, this was the first blog I commented on.

Of course reading the blog is simple and beneficial – getting across the boundary to comment as well takes getting used to. I would encourage all to comment on what is on their mind as they read the blog since this may well stimulate a thought/idea in someone else thus contributing to the growth of knowledge on the subject. In other words, what we have to say may not be ground shaking in itself, but may lead to other innovation.