Upload
sheila-stewart
View
215
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Wikis in the classroom2
Contents
1. What is a Wiki?
2. How to wiki?
3. Why do we wiki?
4. How to teach and learn with Wikis?
5. Wikis in action
6. How to create your own Wiki?
7. Bibliography
Wikis in the classroom3
1. What is a Wiki?
Hawaiian „wiki-wiki“ (=quick) Anyone can edit anything anytime (social network) Open, collaborative, community websites First wiki: Ward Cunningham in 1995 Wikipedia (attempt: free online encyclopedia) Used in different contexts Concept: „everyone together is smarter than anyone
alone“
Wikis in the classroom4
1. What is a Wiki?
WIKIEverybody reads, everybody writes
INTERNETEverybody reads,
few write
E-MAILSpecific readers,specific writers
Wikis in the classroom5
1. Example: Tsunami
First post: nine hours after the event (76 words) 24 hours later: edited more than 400 times (3000
words) 48 hours later: edited more than 1200 times (6500
words) Six months after the event: edited more than 7000
times (around 7200 words)
Wikis in the classroom6
2. How to wiki?
Need: standard web browser Every page: „edit page“, „save“ Interconnected hyperlinks Page history Large and open / small and closed
Wikis in the classroom7
3. Why do we wiki?
Easy and mostly free Possibility to reverse back Volunteer system administrators Writer and audience become one (collaboration) Social interaction, social construct dynamic „Problem“: reliability But: people learn to negotiate
Wikis in the classroom8
4. How to teach and learn with Wikis?
“Wikis are one of the powerful teaching and
learning tools that are currently used in some
schools and universities, which allows teachers
and learners to maximize the potential of print
by utilizing print in its electronic or digital form.”
(Ferris and Wider, 2006)
Wikis in the classroom10
4. Classroom usage
Writing lesson summariescollaboration of notes/textbooks
Student group projects, research projects or assignments
On-line pen pals Student created study
guides
Data collection Student Portfolios
Collaboration between teachers
School or class newspapers Storytelling
Wikis in the classroom12
4. Advantages
Simple and free use Durable usage Runs on older computers and on slower internet Fast learning of technical skills Simultaneous editing Knowledge transfer High flexibility Improves media and reading competences Improves responsibility Breeding experts Social e-learning Motivation Control over participation
Successful learning
Wikis in the classroom13
4. Disadvantages
Explicit structure and instructions for the teacher are missing
Technical challenges Wrong postings in form
and content Confusing Wikis
Wikis in the classroom14
4. Wiki rules:
Members and permissions Wiki etiquette/student vandalism (wiki vandalism):
- Deletion of legitimate information
- Insertion of nonsense or irrelevant content
- Addition of unwanted commercial links (spam)
- Policy violations specific to that wiki
Vandals are blocked by username or IP address when they are being deliberately destructive.
Wikis in the classroom15
4. Problems with Wikis:
Student online safety issues Copyright violations Quality and reliability of wikis Lack of Internet access Appropriate class size More student autonomy
Wikis in the classroom16
4. Recent researches
Application of Wikis in the classroom has great potential Promote students’ active learning process Improve students’ critical thinking skills and high level learning
skills development→ Students have greatly increased interaction with the textbook in
the learning process and they improved their technology skills.
But: Only a few research studies have been conducted. The potential benefits of Wiki usage have not yet been widely
recognized.
→ More research in the future is needed.
Wikis in the classroom17
4. Safety issues
Policies concerning publishing student work on the web:
Receive parental permission before students post their work
Only post the first name or let students use a pseudonym or avatar
Teaching students some internet safety rules
Wikis in the classroom18
7. Bibliography
Moskaliuk, Johannes. Konstruktion und Kommunikation von Wissen mit Wikis. Theorie und Praxis. Boizenburg: Hülsbusch, 2008.
Richardson, Willi. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2006.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Change_Issues_in_Curriculum_and_Instruction/Wikis_in_the_Classroom
http://www.prowiki2.org/glarnerschulen/wiki.cgi?WikiLehrmittel
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/wikis/
http://classroomtech.pbworks.com/WikiWiki