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Wikis for group projects in T209

Collaborative learning using wikis Karen Kear COLMSCT a nd Department of Communication & Systems, MCT Faculty. Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology (COLMSCT) Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Wikis for group projects in T209.

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Wikis for group projects in T209

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  1. Collaborative learning using wikisKaren KearCOLMSCTandDepartment of Communication & Systems, MCT Faculty Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology (COLMSCT)Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

  2. Wikis for group projects in T209 • Level 2 60-pt course in ICT • Module 4 is a group project to create a web resource • Topics around the theme of ‘Cyborgs’ • FirstClass conference for each group • HTML template available • In 2008 presentation VLE wiki offered - 84% uptake • Feedback from students via online questionnaire

  3. Usability of the wiki • 84% said it was quick to learn • “Have not used wikis but found it easy to use and did not really need much time to be able to use it.” • 93% said it was easy to use • “It was generally easy to use, apart from formatting layout sometimes.” • 57% said it had all the features needed • “Would like alternative fonts and character sizes and the option to use colour.”

  4. Collaboration via the wiki • 97% said it was useful or very useful for collaboration • “I thought that the wiki was ideal for group work as we could see as a group what work was done and what needed to be done.” • 70% said members contributed equally or fairly equally • “There seemed in our group to be two main people joining in and two others occasionally and one rarely but I don’t think this was down to the wiki. I think whichever method we had it would have been the same.” • 14% felt uncomfortable that group members could edit each others’ contributions • “As this was a TMA and I did not know the other members this was a concern for me. We agreed early in the process that amendments of others’ work would not be allowed.”

  5. Using wikis with forums • 54% used the wiki for contributing material and the forum for discussion • “The wiki and the forum are both important and useful to the tasks, the wiki is best for creating an actual collaborative document and the forum is good for the discussion supporting and surrounding the topic.” • 97% said it was useful to have both tools available • “These tools have different uses, so we use each tool for what it was good at.” • Some groups also used FirstClass live chat • “Let’s not forget the chat facility too - a very useful tool for troubleshooting or immediate problems.”

  6. Summary • The wiki is a valuable tool for group projects • It works well when used with: • a group forum • a live chat tool • Groups need to decide how to use the tools together • agree ground-rules for collaborative writing • Conclusion: • good tools can help with online group work • but they can’t make it easy

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