Using wikis for online collaboration : the power of the read-write Web /

Using wikis for online collaboration : the power of the read-write Web /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, James A.
Other Authors: West, Margaret L., 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning.
Subjects:
Wikipedia.
Computer-assisted instruction.
Internet in education.
Electronic encyclopedias.
User-generated content.
Table of 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 projects
  • 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.