TY  - BOOK
AU  - West,James A.
AU  - West,Margaret L.
TI  - Using wikis for online collaboration: the power of the read-write Web 
T2  - Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning
SN  - 9780470343333 (pbk.)
AV  - LB1028.5 .W398 2009
U1  - 371.33/44693 23
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Jossey-Bass
KW  - Wikipedia
KW  - sears
KW  - Computer-assisted instruction
KW  - Electronic encyclopedias
KW  - User-generated content
KW  - Internet in education
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Professional; Follett Library Resources; Adult
N2  - Discusses how to create wikis and use them to promote online collaboration amongst students
ER  -