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Employ blogs to offer students avenues for reflecting and discussing their learning activities and results, as well as for creating a community of peers and instructors. When facilitated properly, the blogs will offer valuable insight into students’ learning processes.
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Derntl, M. (2014). Pattern. In: Mor, Y., Mellar, H., Warburton, S., Winters, N. (eds) Practical Design Patterns for Teaching and Learning with Technology. Trails in Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-530-4_10
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