Wikis in Education Kaisa Mikkola Kathy Lester Eastern Michigan University EDMT 680.

Wikis in Education

Kaisa Mikkola Kathy Lester

Eastern Michigan UniversityEDMT 680

Wikis in Education

What is a Wiki? How to Use Wikis Why Use a Wiki? Examples Summary

Wikis in Education

What is a Wiki? How to Use Wikis Why Use a Wiki Examples Summary

What is a Wiki?

What is a Wiki? Website that allows a group of people

to create and edit the website contents without any special technical knowledge or tools.

History

“wiki wiki” = Hawaiian for quick or fast

Ward Cunningham is the man behind the very first wiki, described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work”(Nations, 2009, p. 1)

Characteristics of Wiki

“A wiki invites all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki Web site, using only a plain-vanilla Web browser without any extra add-ons.”

“Wiki promotes meaningful topic associations between different pages by making page link creation almost intuitively easy and showing whether an intended target page exists or not.”

“A wiki is not a carefully crafted site for casual visitors. Instead, it seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape.”(Wiki, 2009)

□ Features of a wikiWhat?

Easy to use Can be used any time, any

where Keeps track of revision history

and who has made changes Can be set to be public or

private Is constantly under

construction Collaboration is key

Wikis in Plain English

by Common Craft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

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□ A collaborative toolWhat?

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What is a Wiki? How to Use Wikis Why Use a Wiki? Examples Summary

How to Use Wikis

How to Use Wikis

Choose a wiki service

Create your wikiUse best practices

Start “wiki-ing”!

□ Choose a wiki service- Compare wiki services at: http://www.wikimatrix.org/

How?

Wikispaceshttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

PBworkshttp://pbworks.com/academic.wiki

Wetpainthttp://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/

□ Create a wiki-Wikispaces: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction-PBWorks: http://pbworks.com/content/supportcenter-Wetpaint: http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/page/FAQ

How?

Each service provides instructions

Wikispaces: step-by-step video tutorialhttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

Use edit button to access WYSIWYG tools

□ Best Practices-See a sample wiki agreement at :- http://wikicentral.wikispaces.com/file/view/mrsmaines+wiki+warranty.doc

How?

Create a culture of trust

Set up wiki rules

Assign meaningful, authentic activities

Provide instructions and allow for practice

Wikis in Education

What is a Wiki? How to Use Wikis Why Use a Wiki Examples Summary

Why Use a Wiki?

Why Use a Wiki?

Allows for pedagogical strategies Cooperative learning Active learning Project-based learning Authentic instruction Inquiry Constructivism Differentiated instruction

□ Research Supports Cooperative Learning

For more information on cooperative learning go to: http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/whyuse.html

The pass rate increased, when Paulson switched to cooperative and active learning strategies.

Why?

Quarter

□ Advantages of Cooperative Learning

- Johnson and Johnson (as cited in Warburton, 2006)

Why?

Mastery and retention of material

Quality in reasoning strategies

Process gains: such as production of new ideas

Transference of learning

□ Active LearningCreating, adding to, and modifying content in a wiki moves students up into the higher order thinking skills of Bloom’s revised taxonomy (Churches, 2008)

Why?

A Vision of K-12 Students Today

by B. Nesbitt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

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□ To engage today’s studentsWhy?

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What Students Say

(Maine, 2009)

(Fedigan, 2009)

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They

Liked

Wikis

Best

□ Essential Skills for 21st Century WorkplaceWhy?“A power shift is underway and a tough new business rule is emerging: Harness the collaboration process or perish” -Tapscott and Williams (as cited in Ferriter, 2009, p. 38)

CreateCommunicateCollaborateManage & evaluate online information

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What is a Wiki? How to Use Wikis Why Use a Wiki? Examples Summary

Examples

ExamplesClassroom CommunitiesGlobal CommunitiesProfessional Communities

□ Use of Wikis in the Classroom-See Educational Wikis for classroom examples:-http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

Post class information Share resources Whole class projects Group-based projects Brainstorm Reflection/feedback/

discussion Peer or teacher writing

review

□ Some specific classroom use ideas- See TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through for many other specific ideas: http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm

K-1: Create an animal alphabet wiki Elementary grades: create a spelling

wiki that could become a virtual word wall.

MS or HS: collaboration on any group project

For a grammar lesson, have the students edit a paragraph inserting all punctuation and capitalization.

Build a story by having each student add to the existing story line.

Build a wiki about the seven continents. After reviewing, each continent ask students to post two facts about what they have learned.

Have students write a daily reflection

(What about wikis, 2007-2009)

□ Example of a HS Classroom Wiki-See Louise Maine’s HS Science wiki at:http://mrsmaineswiki.wikispaces.com/

Mrs. Maine’s Wiki“wiki is the hub”

Maine posts daily instructions, rubrics, and resourcesStudents post research, lab data, and observationsStudents hold discussions, collaborate on group projects, and post their final work.(Rubenstein, 2008)

□ Pedagogy of a Wiki-Centric Classroom

ClassroomInstruction

StudentCreatedOnline

Content

CooperativeLearning

TeacherCreatedOnline

ContentWiki

(Davis, 2006)

□ Example of a MS Classroom Wiki-See Gary Klingman’s 8th grade World History wiki at:http://bear-den.wikispaces.com/

The Bear-DenGary Klingman posts

instructions, rubrics, and resourcesStudents post notes and assignment workStudents work individually, in groups, and as an entire classLinks to class blog and podcastMain focus: collaborative learning (Klingman, 2007)

□ Example of a Elementary Classroom Wiki

-See Jan Abernathy’s 5th grade class wiki at:http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com/

Global Gorillas WikiMainly a place to showcase

student work including: Movies Podcasts Blog entries PowerPoint presentations

Each student has own wiki pageCivil War Group Project wiki

□ Use of Global Wikis with Students

-See Wikis in Education at Wetpaint for specific examples: http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/Global+Connections+Wikis

Pen pals Global group projects

with emphasis on: Global citizenship Social attitudes and

values across the globe Global perspective on

current issues.

□ Example of a Global Wiki-For additional information see:http://www.flatclassroomproject.org/

Flat Classroom ProjectConnects students from around

the world to analyze the 10 societal trends from The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman.

Students were paired with a global partner to use a joint wiki to describe, give viewpoints, and create a video about their societal trend.

(Lindsay and Davis, 2007)

□ Use of Teacher Peer Wikis-See Wikis in Education at Wetpaint for specific examples: http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/Teacher+Peer+Wikis

Meeting Planning Curriculum

Development Professional

Development Team or Department

Collaboration Professional Learning

Communities

□ Example of a Teacher Peer Wiki-See the 21st Century Learning wiki at:http://21stcenturylearning.wetpaint.com/

21st Century Learning

A wiki with 125 members (as of 7/25/09) who share information about 21st century learning.

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What is a Wiki? How to Use Wikis Why Use a Wiki? Examples SummarySummary

Summary

Benefit for Students Can contribute anytime,

anywhere Develop collaborative skills Develop skills in negotiation

and organization Develop critical writing

skills Develop sense of

responsibility and ownership (Richardson, 2005)

SummaryBenefit for Teachers

Engage students with use of new technology

Easily track student submissions Increase student accountability in

a group Create and maintain space easily Foster a sense of community

within the classroom(Lamey, 2007)

Summary

Concerns Wiki “vandalism” Student privacy issues for public wikis No concurrent editing of a page Combating “copy and paste” Limited access to computers can be a

deterrent Some school districts block or filter wikis

ReferencesChurches, A. (2008, April 1). Bloom's taxonomy blooms digitally.

Retrieved July 25, 2009, from Tech & Learning Educators' Ezine: http://www.techlearning.com/article/8670

Common Craft. (2007, May 29). Wikis in plain English. Retrieved July 30, 2009, from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Davis, V. A. (2006, October 12). The web 2.0 classroom. Retrieved July 23, 2009, from K12 Online Conference: http://k12online.wm.edu/Web20classroom.pdf

Davis, V. A. (2007). Wikis in the classroom. Retrieved July 23, 2009, from SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/coolcatteacher/wikis-in-the-classroom

Fedigan, A. (2009). What students say about using a wiki. Retrieved July 28, 2009, from VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/#q.b330469.i1750705

Ferriter, B. (2009). Learning with blogs and wikis. Educational Leadership , 66 (5), 34-38.

Klingman, G. (2007, December 5). Wiki: Bear-Den. Retrieved July 27, 2009, from Examples of Educational Wikis: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

ReferencesLamey, L. (2007, December 2). Wiki: A Tool for Collaboration.

Retrieved July 21, 2009, from wikisforcollaboration: http://wikisforcollaboration.wikispaces.com/file/view/Wiki+Presentation.ppt

Lindsay, J., & Davis, V. (2007). Flat classrooms. Learning & Leading with Technology , 35 (1), 28-30.

Maine, L. (2008). Why wiki. Retrieved July 21, 2009, from Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/files/existing/pdfs/edutopia.org-way-of-the-wiki-louise-maine-why.pdf

Maine, L. (2009, June). Wiki central: presentation for NECC 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009, from SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/hurricanemaine/wikicentral-reso-for-necc?type=presentation

Nations, D. (2009). What is a wiki? Retrieved August 3, 2009, from About.com: web trends: http://webtrends.about.com/od/wiki/a/what_is_a_wiki.htm

Nesbitt, B. (2007, November 28). A vision of K-12 students today. Retrieved July 20, 2009, from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

Parker, K. R., & Chao, J. T. (2007). Wiki as a teaching tool. Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, 3, 57-72.

ReferencesPaulson, D. R. (1999). Active learning and cooperative learning in the

organic chemistry lecture class. Chemical Education Research , 76 (8), 1136-1140.

Richardson, W. (2005). What's a wiki? A powerful collaborative tool for teaching and learning. That's What! Multimedia & Internet@Schools , 12 (6), 17-21.

Rubenstein, G. (2008, August 13). Wiki woman: how a web tool saved my career. Retrieved July 15, 2009, from Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/wiki-teacher

Warburton, S. (2006). Wikis and collaboration: approaches to deploying wikis in educational settings. Retrieved July 25, 2009, from SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/stevenw/wikis-and-collaboration-approaches-to-deploying-wikis-in-educational-settings?src=related_normal&rel=935188

What about wikis. (2007-2009). Retrieved August 3, 2009, from Teach web 2.0: http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/What+about+Wikis

Wiki. (2009). Retrieved July 31, 2009, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

Image Sources listed in slide order: 1. Wiki graphic: http://diversityfocus.wdfiles.com/local--files/start/wiki.gif4. Ward Cunningham:

http://www.clasohm.com/photodb/photo?photo_id=137096. Construction: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremybell/2978576506/9. Keyboard: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapideo/198046070/10. Wikispaces logo:

http://www.wikispaces.com/file/view/www-wikispaces-logo.gif10. Pbworks logo:

http://pbworks.com/version6/images/layout/pbworksLogo.gif10. Wetpaint logo: http://www.wetpaint.com/img/logoHome.png11. Edit button and toolbar: www.wikispaces.com12. Trust: http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-g-uk/3089201681/14. Big puzzle: http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/authassess/bigpuzzle.htm15. Paulsen graph: http://serc.carleton.edu/images/introgeo/cooperative/paulson.gif16. Girls outside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/menlophoto/3257818499/17. Blooms Simple: http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Facilitating+21st+Century+Learning17. Go On Creating: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotologic/410355440/19. What Students Say Graph: http://www.slideshare.net/hurricanemaine/wikicentral-reso-for-necc?type=presentation19. Teen @ Podium: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx20. Wikinomics: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9781591841937 

Image Sources listed in slide order (continued): 22. Hand Circle: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx23. Students with Laptop: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx24. Boys on Computers: http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/719557295/25. Mrs. Maine’s Wiki: http://mrsmaineswiki.wikispaces.com/26. Wiki-Centric Pedagogy: http://www.slideshare.net/coolcatteacher/wikis-in-the-classroom 27. Bear Den: http://bear-den.wikispaces.com/ 28. Global Gorillas: http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com/ 29. Hands on Globe: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx30. Flat Classroom: http://flatclassroomproject2006.wikispaces.com/file/view/cc3.JPG31. Teacher with Laptop: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx32. 21st Century Learning: http://21stcenturylearning.wetpaint.com/ 34. Behind Laptop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreversouls/3365427886/35. Teacher with Laptop 2: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx36. They’re not here to socialize: http://www.innovationcreators.com/SocialSoftware.png