Blogs are Educational Tools

Lately I've been reading quite a few articles on the validity of students' blogs up on the internet. Apparently my infamous university has now caught on that they are useful. Here is the link to that article: http://www.yorku.ca/mediar/archive/Release.asp?Release=775

Who would have guessed that York U would have figured out the usefulness of weblogging? Anyhow, I'm looking for any further comments on this topic. I was inspired to start my own blog just last month, and I find it one of the most useful tools. It is my personal space: diary, commentary, exploration, and otherwise. Plus, people can add their own opinions to mine.