I deleted a comment by mistake, so here is what I was able to recover (sorry, Peter)

Adult Education
From Peter at http://www.maxstudy.com

James Farmer has effectively challenged the typical online education model. Weblogging is an underutilized approach the is growing and merits serious attention if we are to take distance learning to the next level. Considering, in my concurring opinion, that the social/cognitive/teacher presence forms the basic foundation of ‘authentic thinking’ and a natural learning environment, it seems only logical that this model (blogs) should coexist and to some extent supplant the discussion boards.