Blogging in the Political Science Classroom Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractWeblogs (or blogs), as a form of communication on the Internet, have recently risen in prominence but may be poorly understood by both faculty and students. This article explains how blogs differ from other online communication tools and how political science faculty can make use of blogs in their classes. The focus is on using blogs as part of class assignments to reinforce important skills, including critical thinking, political engagement, and essay writing. We also discuss existing academic and professional blogs that may be models for student blogging in political science.

authors

• Lawrence, Christopher N
• Dion, Michelle Lynn

status

• published 

publication date

• January 2010

has subject area

• 1606 Political Science (FoR)
• Political Science & Public Administration (Science Metrix)

published in

• PS - Political Science and Politics  Journal

keywords

• 44 Human Society
• 4408 Political Science

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1017/s1049096510990732

start page

• 151

end page

• 156

volume

• 43

issue

• 1