Teaching and learning online with wikis
Naomi Augar, Ruth Raitman and Wanlei Zhou
School of Information Technology
Deakin University
Wikis are fully editable websites; any user can read or add content to a wiki site.
This functionality means that...
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Teaching and learning online with wikis
Naomi Augar, Ruth Raitman and Wanlei Zhou
School of Information Technology
Deakin University
Wikis are fully editable websites; any user can read or add content to a wiki site.
This functionality means that wikis are an excellent tool for collaboration in an
online environment.
This paper presents wikis as a useful tool for facilitating
online education.
Basic wiki functionality is outlined and different wikis are
reviewed to highlight the features that make them a valuable technology for
teaching and learning online.
Finally, the paper discuses a wiki project underway
at Deakin University.
This project uses a wiki to host an icebreaker exercise
which aims to facilitate ongoing interaction between members of online learning
groups.
Wiki projects undertaken in America are outlined and future wiki
research plans are also discussed.
These wiki projects illustrate how e-learning
practitioners can and are moving beyond thei
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