This post contains resources and links for my Andrews University Faculty Institute session titled Using a Wiki to Promote Collaboration and Critical Thinking.
What are Wikis?
- Wikipedia
- WikiHow: The collaborative how-to manual
- Ubuntu Wiki: For the open source operating system Ubuntu
- Game wikis: Minecraft, World of Warcraft
- Wikibooks: Open content textbooks
- Adventist Youth Honors Featured Wikibook
- A directory of the best wikis on the Internet
Some Higher Education Wikis
- Bamboo DiRT: Digital research tools
- Slavistics: Slavic linguistics
- More from the Digital Humanities Commons
- Wetpaint’s list of higher education wikis
- University of Delaware wikis
- Wiki Frames: Structures for wikis
- Best Practice Models for eLearning Wikis
Some K12 Wikis
- K12 Examples of Educational Wikis
- Wikis in a K12 Classroom
- Another great list of K12 Wikis
- Flat Classroom Wikis:
- A Week in the Life
- Flat Classroom Project Topics
- DigiTeen Example
Some Wikis I’ve Made
- MysteryQuest A simple event webpage, wiki used for ease of webpage editing
- Canadian Studies Videoconference: Used for event registration
- Plus the current committee and peer editing wikis
Using a Wiki in an Online Class
- AVLN Pathways Wiki: Participants contribute to resources & write their lesson plans on the wiki. Both are required assignments.
Wiki Hosting Sites
- Wikispaces
- PBWorks
- A comparison of wiki tools
- Wiki in Moodle 2.x (see the video)
- Wiki in Moodle 1.9
Work Time
References
- West, J. A., & West, M. L. (2009). Using wikis for online collaboration. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. (Check it out from the library!)
- Collaborative learning the wiki way (2007)
- Using Wiki technology to support student engagement: Lessons from the trenches (2008) (assessment, course design, beliefs about teaching)
- Writing documents collaboratively in higher education using traditional vs. wiki methodology (I): Qualitative results from a 2-year project study (2006)
- The good, the bad and the wiki: Evaluating student-generated content for collaborative learning (2008)
- The impact of two types of peer assessment on students’ performance and satisfaction within a Wiki environment (2008)
- Google Scholar Search Results: wiki critical thinking higher ed
Presentation PPT: Using a Wiki to Promote Collaboration and Critical Thinking
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