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Overview. What is a Wiki? Program Management Student Activities Attitudes to Wiki Use Resources: Getting Started. What is a wiki?. Wikis are…. Easy to use websites Collaborative Simple to set up Free (up to a point) Useful and cool (perhaps). Program Management.

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  1. Overview • What is a Wiki? • Program Management • Student Activities • Attitudes to Wiki Use • Resources: Getting Started

  2. What is a wiki?

  3. Wikis are… • Easy to use websites • Collaborative • Simple to set up • Free (up to a point) • Useful and cool (perhaps)

  4. Program Management • Announcements & Events • Distribution of Materials • Course Supplement • Resources • Marketing

  5. Student Activities

  6. Student Activities Include: • Collaborative writing activities • Written discussion forums • Sharing work • Live discussion using yackpack • Anything the Internet has to offer

  7. Attitudes to Use • Would a wiki be useful for your teaching? • Purpose: What would you use it for? • Ease: Do you think you can you do it? • Time: How much time do you want to invest?

  8. Teacher Comments Negative: I thought posting was confusing, and every time I did it, I did it a different way. I don’t use it a lot. I don’t think there is much need for the wiki. Positive: I used web resources a lot with students. I think it presents an attractive face for language programs. Fall 2007: ELI Faculty and Administration

  9. Student Comments What do you use the wiki for? 1. I can check the ELI activity. 2. I liked to answer the question.  3. It easy to use wiki and send my homework if I was absent. 4. N/a 5. WRITING. 6. To write.  7. Helpfull to connected. 8. Give us information about school Writing and Grammar 3.2 Spring 2007

  10. Student Comments How do you feel about presenting your writing on the wiki? 1. I didn't use it for writing because it i have mistake in words it doesn't correct it.  2. I found that my writing skills are better than before, when i writing a essay, i found that i want to write more topics and sentenses. It's really a great way to improve my english. 3. It's good to let teacher and classmates to see everyone's forum and learn others writing skill. 4. I think every time become more better  Writing and Grammar 3.3 Spring 2007

  11. Student Comments Do you think the wiki is useful? 1. Sometimes 2. Yes, but not all the time.  3. Yes of course.  4. Not much 5. I don't think so  6. Kind of  7. Yes, I do. wiki is very useful.  8. It's good  9. It is okay Integrated Skills 4.1 Spring 2007

  12. Resources: Getting Started • What wiki? • Resources • Informal Session • Contact Information

  13. Contact Information • Questions are welcome: • robert.squires@mso.umt.edu • Handouts/PPT: http://eliwiki.pbwiki.com. • Thank you. You’ve been wikid!

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