E-journals can be a very helpful resource, also known as online ucdm journals. They address both online and regular education needs. E-journals provide a source of articles by education professionals as well as beginners in the field. “Blogs” are personal online journals where comments can be posted by students.
Online classes are often assigned blogs to be used as community journals where all participants may post information. Uses for Blogs in a University Online Course (Source: Trimarco, R. (2004). “Use of Blogs in Online College Classes.” B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. January 7, 2007, at: http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/blogonlineclass/start.htm)
Personal online journals are also used to create a forum for bloggers on which to post their opinions, review books or other sites, or upload articles. Keep in mind that posting of such sites will allow your work to be copied and used illegally. Unless you paraphrase it and cite the source or quote it and cite the source, it’s not acceptable to use others’ posted information as your own.
Here are some online education sites where you can access lists of journals. There are journals for almost all colleges and majors (e.g. nursing, business, technology, et.), in addition to the journals referenced here.
Full Text Electronic Journals in Education The Communications Among Researchers Group of the American Educational Research Association creates a list of journals that publish research in education. Find it at: http”//aera-cr.asu.edu/links.html or http://aera-cr.asu.edu/links.html.
Education Journals in the Yahoo! Directory Find education journals of all types online via the Yahoo! Directory at: dir.yahoo.com/Education/Journals/ http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Journals/ Essays in Education publishes documents written about issues in education. The journal also will publish reviews of educational software and books, if they describe the writer’s personal experiences using the materials.
