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them. The e-learning diary will also help the students in reflecting on
their knowledge which is a very important part in the learning cycle.
� Web Alerts and Rich Site Summary Service (RSS)
Google Alert will aid the students by alerting them when new information
is added online on a subject of their choice and RSS will assist the
students and the teachers when blogs are used, as it will also alert the
users of a new blog entry.
� Mobile Phone
The widespread use of mobile phones and especially Blackberries could
be made useful by introducing mobile assessment where the students
could undertake their essay assessment on the move as has proven
successful in undertaking a storytelling type of assessment. 333 It also
could be made useful by exchanging all forms of information with the
students. The students could set up the applications associated with
their Blackberries to receive alerts of any update that occurs on the
course material.
9.6 Future Research
There are some areas in which further research could be recommended:
Security
As this research utilise web tools as means for communication an
important issue of security emerge. Further research in protecting
students‟ information on the internet as well as other educational
materials provided for them online is recommended.
Assessment
Assessing online learning is an important issue for e-learning. It is also
becoming more complicated when collaboration and creativity is
combined with e-learning. In a collaborative work it becomes a complex
333 Fryer, W. A., (2007). ‘Integrating technology in the classroom: mobile digital storytelling’, The Journal
of the Texas Computer Education Association.
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