West, James A. <br/><br/>
Using wikis for online collaboration :  the power of the read-write Web / 
James A. West, Margaret L. West. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - xviii, 142 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning .
 - Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Getting ready to wiki -- Opportunities for online learning -- What is a wiki? -- Types of wikis -- Choosing the right wiki -- Features of wikis -- Setting up the wiki -- Summary -- Designing wiki projects for collaborative learning -- Teaching and learning through wikis -- Laying the foundation--preparing students for wiki work -- Building the framework--designing the wiki project -- Monitoring construction--managing the wiki process -- Summary -- Wiki projects for knowledge construction -- Resource bank -- Frequently asked questions -- Error finding and correcting -- Historical time line -- Annotated bibliography -- Online dialogue -- Group summary -- Class encyclopedia -- Summary -- Wiki projects for critical thinking -- "What if...?" scenarios -- Case studies -- Debates -- Collaborative research papers -- Evaluation or research study -- Frame-based writing -- Nominal group technique -- Structured online critiques -- Summary -- Wiki projects for contextual application -- Event plan -- Process map -- Virtual science lab -- Field research project -- Story creation -- Team challenge -- Media design project -- Service learning project -- Summary -- Wikis today and tomorrow -- The value of collaborative writing -- Integrating wikis with other technologies -- What the future holds -- An invitation to collaborate -- Wikis for educators -- Web 2.0 -- Collaborative writing -- Scaffolding -- Bloom's taxonomy. 
<br/><br/> Discusses how to create wikis and use them to promote online collaboration amongst students. 
<br/><br/> Professional  Follett Library Resources.  Adult. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470343333 (pbk.) 0470343338 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008038210 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Wikipedia.<br/>Wikipedia.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computer-assisted instruction.<br/>Electronic encyclopedias.<br/>User-generated content.<br/>Internet in education.<br/>Wikipedia.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1028.5  / .W398 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.33/44693