This paper attempts to explore the current use and effectiveness of Weblog services in higher  education. The views of the learners in this study toward utilizing Weblogs within their learning environment  were mixed. Their views can be divided in two groups; the first group of students were of the opinion that  utilizing Weblogs with their learning environment did not provide the interest they were expecting.

The use of blogs in education offers new ways to raise student performance. Some researchers, however, have shown that blogs fail to raise the attainment of particular learners. Students have different learning preferences, which may affect their perception of the usefulness of blogs. This paper, therefore, explores students’ perceptions of blogs and if they perceive them as effective tools for learning. Research is needed, therefore, into learner characteristics in order to tailor blog tools more specifically to raise individual performances. 

The aim of this paper is to identify the current perception and attitude of learners’ regarding the use of the blog tools within their learning environment in higher education. Qualitative, applied questionnaire and interview techniques were used by adapted pre/post data collection to measure the differences been occurred before and after the study. The learners’ attitudes in this study toward the implementation of blog tools within their learning environment were mixed and contrast.

Thematic analysis (TA), ‘practically’ in the resources of literature review shows inconsistent description and unclear issues regarding utilized, concepts, procedures, validation and interpretation. This paper aims to provide critical overview with the main differences between three types of qualitative data analysis i.e. grounded theory analysis, hermeneutics analysis and thematic analysis.