Encouraging students to document software development projects using blogs

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.