Weblogs are, in fact, mini content management systems
Blogs as a Student Content Management System was presented by Professor Rick Musser (University of Kansas) and I at the Media Convergence: Cooperation, Collisions, and Change conference at Brigham Young University in fall 2005. It was published in the The Journal of Electronic Publishing Fall 2007 edition.
Although some of the technical information is outdated, the message still rings true… blogs are excellent content management systems for managing student work with little or no technical skills needed by students or faculty.