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Wikis in Science. Wikispaces. Sheila Peres da Silva OLMC Parramatta 8 th September 2012. Why use wikis? Engage in a wiki Make your own wiki. This workshop will cover. Why Wikis?. To manage student learning activities. Why Wikis?. Students can show off their creative talents.
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Wikis in Science Wikispaces Sheila Peres da Silva OLMC Parramatta 8th September 2012
Why use wikis? Engage in a wiki Make your own wiki This workshop will cover
Why Wikis? • To manage student learning activities.
Why Wikis? • Students can show off their creative talents
Why Wikis? • Students work at their own pace
Why Wikis? • Absent students can access learning material
Why Wikis? • Students learn from their peers.
Why Wikis? • To assess student knowledge & technology skills
Tips for making your own wiki • Create a Digital citizenship page
Create pages containing learning outcomes and learning activities for each topic
Tips for making your own wiki • Create student pages using the User Creator bulk method .csv file
Tips for making your own wiki • Permissions and Locking pages that you would not like students to edit
Engage in a wiki www.qualityscience.wikispaces.com
Conclusion • Think about: would your students be more engaged in their learning when they have their own wiki page? • Questions? Email: peresds@olmc.nsw.edu.au @sheellap