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Abstract
This paper will present an ongoing project to encourage students to document Software Development Projects using Blogs. The use of blogs in the documentation of software development projects is gaining acceptance within the industry itself. As such the use of blogging within the industry will be examined to identify the potential areas of use. The pedagogical issues associated with such a project will be investigated and an attempt made to incorporate these into the student experience. The aim is to increase the student’s engagement with the documentation process by using a medium that is familiar, media rich and gaining acceptance within the industry.
title = "Encouraging students to document software development projects using blogs",
abstract = "This paper will present an ongoing project toencourage students to document Software DevelopmentProjects using Blogs. The use of blogs in the documentation ofsoftware development projects is gaining acceptance within theindustry itself. As such the use of blogging within the industrywill be examined to identify the potential areas of use. Thepedagogical issues associated with such a project will beinvestigated and an attempt made to incorporate these into thestudent experience. The aim is to increase the student{\textquoteright}sengagement with the documentation process by using amedium that is familiar, media rich and gaining acceptancewithin the industry.",
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
TY - CONF
T1 - Encouraging students to document software development projects using blogs
AU - Law, Bobby
PY - 2014/6/22
Y1 - 2014/6/22
N2 - This paper will present an ongoing project toencourage students to document Software DevelopmentProjects using Blogs. The use of blogs in the documentation ofsoftware development projects is gaining acceptance within theindustry itself. As such the use of blogging within the industrywill be examined to identify the potential areas of use. Thepedagogical issues associated with such a project will beinvestigated and an attempt made to incorporate these into thestudent experience. The aim is to increase the student’sengagement with the documentation process by using amedium that is familiar, media rich and gaining acceptancewithin the industry.
AB - This paper will present an ongoing project toencourage students to document Software DevelopmentProjects using Blogs. The use of blogs in the documentation ofsoftware development projects is gaining acceptance within theindustry itself. As such the use of blogging within the industrywill be examined to identify the potential areas of use. Thepedagogical issues associated with such a project will beinvestigated and an attempt made to incorporate these into thestudent experience. The aim is to increase the student’sengagement with the documentation process by using amedium that is familiar, media rich and gaining acceptancewithin the industry.