"But the learning comes from the blogging, the sustained reflective, hypertextual, critical writing about meaningful topics for an audience. The fact that hardly anyone, journalists or educators alike (especially blogging educators) rarely acknowledge that distinction is really a shame, I think, because it doesn't highlight the potential of the tool for those who may not know about it." - Will Richardson, 2005
"In their weblogs, students exercise critical thinking, take creative risks, and make sophisticated use of language and design elements. In doing so, the students acquire skills that may be useful to them in both scholarly and professional contexts." - Laura Shefler, 2000
