Wikis in Education

Here are some screen shots of the information below about using wikis in education:

 

What is a Wiki?

• from Hawaiian term “wiki” for “quick"
• web-based collaborative publishing
• dynamic knowledge base
• uses: group work, organization, or sharing (projects, meetings, repository) 
• open or closed community 
• history - database of all changes

Wikis in action… (samples)

• WetPaint
  
• pbWorks (formerly pbWiki)
  
• Wikispaces

Wiki Uses

Student Uses (student-generated/maintained)

• Collaborative Reflections (journal, pre/post readings, class activities or projects)
• Portfolio space
• Project wiki - individual students or groups; keep as a resource webpage after
• Peer Editing or Feedback space (follow changes)
• Individual/pair/group/team/class wiki
• Task list
• Presentation tool (not PPT) - non-linear & accessible to all
• Build ongoing resource for course
• Upload notes/documents to save/share
• Discussion and debate center (careful with topic/names)

Teacher Uses

• Current Events - organize by topic, not date (or both)
• Homework/project updates
• (Dynamic) Syllabus with links to additional resources (or blogs, wikis, etc.)
• Question & Response (teacher-lead)
• Expert in field/college collaboration pages
• Feedback space (general/no names)
• Save work from class each semester; start new
• Collaborative research/writing (papers, books, conference presentations)
• Department or professional reflections, updates, information (like an Intranet)