This post contains the links and resources referenced in the 2012 NAD Teachers’ Convention (North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists) session titled Wikis for Collaboration.
Introduction
- Griggs University and Andrews School of Distance Education
- Adventist Virtual Learning Network
- Berrien RESA
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 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
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
Articles
- 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
