Using wikis for online collaboration : the power of the read-write Web / James A. West, Margaret L. West.

By: West, James A
Contributor(s): West, Margaret L, 1962-
Series: Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning: Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470343333 (pbk.); 0470343338 (pbk.)Subject(s): Computer-assisted instruction | Wikipedia | Electronic encyclopedias | User-generated content | Wikipedia | Internet in education | WikipediaDDC classification: 371.33/44693 LOC classification: LB1028.5 | .W398 2009
Contents:
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.
Summary: Discusses how to create wikis and use them to promote online collaboration amongst students.
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Discusses how to create wikis and use them to promote online collaboration amongst students.

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.

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