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Wiki. A Platform for Collaborative Learning. Tim Meek and Brent Henry. About “Wiki”. A suite of online resources, including: WikEd (Shared web authoring platform http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu ) Wikibooks (Free textbooks and manuals http://wikibooks.org ) Wikipedia

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  1. Wiki A Platform for Collaborative Learning Tim Meek and Brent Henry

  2. About “Wiki” • A suite of online resources, including: • WikEd (Shared web authoring platform http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu) • Wikibooks (Free textbooks and manuals http://wikibooks.org) • Wikipedia • Popular online Encyclopaedia http://wikipedia.org • Wikimedia (http://wikimedia.org) • Wiktionary (Dictionary and thesaurus) • Wikiquote (Collection of quotations) • Wikisource (Free library) • Wikispecies (Directory of species) • Commons (Shared media repository)

  3. Focus on “WikEd” • WikEd (http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu) • an internet platform that enables all users to read and modify any of the web pages within it. It offers the technology to conveniently construct knowledge from a number of sources and serves as a platform for collecting, archiving and sharing "community" knowledge about many educational topics (Anderson, 2005) • Wiki http://www.profetic.org:16080/dossiers/article.php3?id_article=967 • Free Web Space, some typical resources: • Web authoring • Discussion forums • File management

  4. Educational Contexts • Open and Online Learning • WikEd provides a free, readily accessible, internet-based resource for collaborative learning • Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning • CSCL (Strijbos, Kirschner & Martens, 2004) • Collaborative Networked Learning (CNL) http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Collaborative_Learning • Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) • Providing some typical MLE, VLE resources • Comparable to WebCT, though less restrictive • Communities of Practice (CoP) • Wenger (http://www.ewenger.com/) • Horizontal learning (Reeler, 2004/5) • Vicarious learning (Mayes, 2001)

  5. WikEd Applied • Learning theory (to discuss) • Educational requirements • Teaching • Collaborative design and development • Presentation or dissemination of course material • Learning • Collaboration among group members • Learner independence • Horizontal learning • Assessment • Tracking and assessing individual contributions within group learning scenarios • “MAICT” a sample application (featured here …)

  6. MAICT: its Purpose • Our sample WikEd application • “maict” is designed to demonstrate the capabilities of WikEd as a platform for development and collaboration • Key objectives: • providing an online forum for our group work • free viewing and editing of content (web pages) • open, context-sensitive discussion • presenting our work and related findings • generating meaningful discussion and feedback • to promote an awareness of potential of WikEd • to increase our knowledge regarding its application

  7. MAICT (live demo here …)

  8. Topical Issues • Particular concerns with regard to: • Authentication of Wiki-generated material • negative criticism • scientific studies and findings • ‘good press’ v. ‘bad press’ • Maximising the impact of new technologies in education • improving access and practical usage skills • enhancing teaching, learning and assessment • “maict” Demo

  9. Discussion … Questions & Answers …

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