An exploration into the impact of blogs on students’ learning: case studies in postgraduate business education

Roles of perceived fit and perceived individual learning support in students’ weblogs continuance usage intention

“…For example, studies have shown that students can improve their reflective learning and thinking through blog use (Williams & Jacobs, 2004;Yang, 2009;Sun, 2010;Mansouria & Piki, 2016). Robertson (2011Robertson ( , p. 1643 found that "the blogs enabled students to express their emotional experiences of learning and to exchange social and cognitive support with their peers."…”

“…Robertson (2011Robertson ( , p. 1643 found that "the blogs enabled students to express their emotional experiences of learning and to exchange social and cognitive support with their peers." In general, students' use of blogs encourages interaction (Deng & Yuen, 2013), collaboration (Ellison & Wu, 2008;Shim & Guo, 2009;Mansouria & Piki, 2016;Zhang, Song, Shen, & Huang, 2014) and cooperation (Zhang et al, 2014). A study showed that instructors have been able to improve learning environments by taking note of issues raised in students' blog conversations (Paulus, Payne, & Jahns, 2009).…”

“…Studies focusing on initial adoption of such tools abound (e.g., Kaplan, Piskin, & Bol, 2010;Deng & Yuen, 2011;Mansouria & Piki, 2016). It is worth stressing that initial adoption or acceptance of ICT products and the continued use of such systems are two separate issues requiring disparate attention and emphasis (Davis, 1989;Bhattacherjee, 2001).…”

“…Although research has examined students' adoption of weblogs in a variety of undergraduate level courses, including chemistry (Benedict & Pence, 2012), education (Coutinho, 2007;Mansouria & Piki, 2016), marketing (Kaplan et al, 2010), foreign languages (Castaneda et al, 2011;Al Waely & Aburezeq, 2013;Zhang et al, 2014), and so forth (Deng & Yuen, 2011), not much is known about the undergraduate students' adoption and continued intention to use blogs in MIS classes. MIS was chosen for this study mainly for illustrative purposes and to complement and diversify insights on students' use of weblogs at the undergraduate level.…”

“…Information and communication technologies (ICT) in general, and collaborative technologies in particular, are useful resources for improving teaching and learning in the higher education sector (Ifinedo, 2007;Wagner, Hassanein, & Head, 2008;Lai & Chen, 2011;Bennett, Bishop, Dalgarno, Waycott, & Kennedy, 2012;Mansouria & Piki, 2016). Among emerging ICT used for collaborating and knowledge sharing are Web 2.0 technologies, including wikis, social networking sites, and weblogs (often shortened to "blogs") (Castaneda, Ahern, & Díaz, 2011;Arquero & Romero-Frías, 2013).…”