Structuring wiki-based activities to promote collaborative writing and learning

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Schweizer, H., Chaplock, S. & Hayslett, C. (2008). Structuring wiki-based activities to promote collaborative writing and learning. In C. Bonk et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 1957-1961). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/29929.

• Share:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
November 17, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-66-5
  Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee & Tom Reynolds
AACE

More Information on ELEARN
Table of Contents

Authors

Heidi Schweizer, Sharon Chaplock, Carrianne Hayslett, Marquette University, USA

Abstract

Online courses based on constructivist pedagogies have used discussion for creating interactive learning environments. Using wikis for collaborative writing provides educators another powerful tool for supporting collaborative student learning online. Wikis are easy to set up on free hosting sites such as Wikispaces and PBwiki. However, as with all instructional activities, effective instructional wiki use does not happen without appropriate planning and instructional support. Students need appropriate structure and support to learn through collaborative wiki development. This paper, based on our use of wikis with both undergraduate and graduate online courses, considers their instructional benefits, and details suggestions for structuring instructional activities to promote collaborative writing and learning.

Also Read

• A Special Passage Through Asia E-Learning
• Wiki-based Distance Learning: Interpreting Effectiveness Through the Community of Inquiry Framework
• Development of a Multimedia Software System for Teaching English as a Foreign Language to South Korean University Students
• Rethinking Blog-Integrated EFL Curricula: A Reflection on Participation and Learning
• Extreme (Class) Makeover: Engaging Information Literacy Students with Web 2.0
• The contribution of a multimedia language learning environment to the language learning process and outcome.
• Student Perceptions of Virtual Reality as an Education Medium
• Do Traditional and Online Learning Environments Impact Collaborative Learning with Wiki?
• Students with Learning Difficulties: Web 2.0 Resources for Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Learner Generated Content Using Web 2.0 Technologies

Tags