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Michael Wilson and DeWayne Williams, Shorter College

Using Moodle's Wiki and Forum Functions to Manage Collaborative Assignments in an Information Literacy Course. Michael Wilson and DeWayne Williams, Shorter College. Our Course. Twenty-First Century Information Access 3 credit-hour required course for those at the associate’s level

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Michael Wilson and DeWayne Williams, Shorter College

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  1. Using Moodle's Wiki and Forum Functions to ManageCollaborative Assignments in an Information LiteracyCourse Michael Wilson and DeWayne Williams, Shorter College

  2. Our Course • Twenty-First Century Information Access • 3 credit-hour required course for those at the associate’s level • Designed to address all five of the ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

  3. What is a wiki? • “Wikis are collaborative, editable web pages. Multiple people can edit your pages, and each change is recorded so you can collaborate with everyone in your organization. Your wiki saves every version of each page so that if a mistake is made, you can just revert back to a previous version.” • --http://www.wikispaces.com

  4. What is Moodle? • An open-source course-management system similar to WebCT and Blackboard • Moodle Docs: http://docs.moodle.org/

  5. ACRL Standards Addressed by Wikis Standard Four The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. Performance Indicators: 1. The information literate student applies new and prior information to the planning and creation of a particular product or performance. Outcomes Include: a. Organizes the content in a manner that supports the purposes and format of the product or performance (e.g. outlines, drafts, storyboards) d. Manipulates digital text, images, and data, as needed, transferring them from their original locations and formats to a new context

  6. ACRL Standards Addressed by Wikis Performance Indicators (cont.): 2. The information literate student revises the development process for the product or performance. Outcomes Include: a. Maintains a journal or log of activities related to the information seeking, evaluating, and communicating process 3. The information literate student communicates the product or performance effectively to others. Outcomes Include: c. Incorporates principles of design and communication d. Communicates clearly and with a style that supports the purposes of the intended audience

  7. Login

  8. Choose course

  9. Turn editing on

  10. Add an activity

  11. Provide name & summary

  12. Choose “Edit” tab

  13. Click “?” for new page

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