Exploring Wikis
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This article explores the use of Wikis in online learning. |
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What Are Wikis?
One of the supporting tools for group projects is a wiki, named after the Hawaiian word for “quick.” A wiki is a website that allows users to add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser. If you choose to include group projects in your activities plan, you may want to incorporate the use of a wiki so that students can build a document or presentation together.
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Rick Reo (n.d.) wrote that he prepared a wiki project that included some “scaffolding” to help students prepare for success:
Students first created a practice wiki, in which they were required to make new entries and to revise each other’s work.
Reo then asked students to write out their plans for project management together in the wiki.
And lastly, he provided examples of what he was expecting.
OPTIONAL: Read either of the following if you wish to learn more (and keep in mind that the resources for group projects will have good ideas, too):
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