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Supports the teaching and learning environment - Gaining knowledge, - Improving critical thinking,- Enhanced learning.

Reach multi purposes such as:- Enhancing sefl-learning.- Developing skills.- Improving communication.- Supporting interactions.

Bellevue 2009; Franklin & Harmelen 2007; Hossain & Aydin 2010; Oravec 2002; Mylonas et al. 2004).

Intersection of web application features that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design.

Is the teacher is ready to deal with? Building structure and modules fit with that?Is the learners understanding the aim ?What is the benefit?Best integrating or beneficial integration? Don’t know.Do we need it ? And how we can deal with it?

Users has full control (teachers or

learners).

Different aims could be reach.

People spend lots of time in internet, so

why not establish related websites to

connect with learning purposes.

Defined as a process that brings together cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences and experiences for acquiring, enhancing, or making changes in one's knowledge, skills, values, and world views. (Illeris, 2004; Ormrod, 1995).

It is also thought of as the way in which information is absorbed, processed, and retained. "Learning Theories" are elaborate hypotheses that describe how exactly this procedure occurs.

list, memorize,

recall, repeat,

classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify

examine, experiment,

question compare, contrast, criticize

 argue, defend, judge, select, support, value,

evaluate

DemonstrateEmployOperatechoose

assemble, construct,

create, design, develop,

formulate, write

back

There is alack of scientifically sound of L.R determining the effectiveness of elearning tools such as read/write web in education (Downes, 2005).

Authors, ignorance in terms of adaptation (Alhojailan, 2012; Grosseck,2009)

Authors has to conceders learners’ attitude (Grosseck,2009)

To understand the current practices of the elearning and in particularly read/write web via blog with learners in higher education.

To investigate and to identify the factors that influences the attitude of read/write web applications in higher education from the viewpoint of learners.

To examine the impact of adoption of blog services on the learners’ attitudes and relationship between their attitudes and factors that influence the utilization

Questionnaire: Open ended, distributed in two different period of time aiming to:Measures the perception and the attitude for learners; before and after the implementation.

Interviews: Open ended, aimed to:series of interview with few learners during the study.

Observation: Unstructured, will use direct and indirect:

Demands deep understanding to support interview information pre/post-questionnaire analysis.

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Pre questionnaire (T=26)

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Pre- interviews (T=14)

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second interview (T=1)

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Third interview (T=1)

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Forth interviews (T=3)

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Fifth interview (T1)

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Sixth interview (T=1)

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Seventh interview (T=1)

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post questionnaire (T=28)

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Time line for data collection during the empirical work

Miles & Huberman (1994) model for thematic analysis approached

They gave their opinion based on what they were expecting from the blog not on any previous conceptions or biases

Most of the learners were concerned about the correct way to utilize the blog.

At the end, The learners presented a positive attitude, but in expecting terms.

Interactivity, especially with instructor, i.e. with content, communication, action, replay and so on.

Communication and the features in second level affected the implementation of blog.

Small issues: original posts, short content, interactive comments,

Most learners wished that blog were regulated by clear rules or [structures] !!

Compare between the number of posting and comments per weeks