@article {Michele:November 2004:0268-0513:279,
	author = "Michele Dickey",
	title = "The impact of web-logs blogs on student perceptions of isolation and alienation in a web-based distance-learning environment",
	journal = "Open Learning",
	volume = "19",
	year = "November 2004",
	abstract = "In the rush to promote the use of computer-mediated technologies for both traditional and distance learning, relatively little research has been conducted about learner feelings of isolation, alienation and frustration. More recent technologies such as web-logs (blogs) may provide a wider range of tools for bridging learners' feelings of isolation. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of using blogs in a web-based learning environment. This qualitative investigation presents an interpretive case study of student perceptions of using blogs in a web-based technology integration course for K-12 pre-service teacher education students. Findings indicate that the use of blogs helped prevent feelings of isolation and alienation for distance learners.",
	pages = "279-291(13)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/copl/2004/00000019/00000003/art00004"
	doi = "doi:10.1080/0268051042000280138"
}