Using Wikis for Online Collaboration The

How can online instructors and course designers' instruction harness the popular Web 2.0 tool, the wiki, for successful collaboration and learning outcomes? This book focuses on using wikis in the active learning processes that are the hallmark of collaborative learning and constructivism. It provides both the pedagogical background and practical guidelines, tools, and processes for accomplishing these goals with special emphasis on wikis and other collaborative design tools. This book supports the effective design and delivery of online courses through the integration of collaborative writing and design activities.

James A. West is an associate professor in the Department of Instructional Design and Technology,?Western Illinois University. He has conducted extensive research in both graduate and undergraduate courses using wikis and Web 2.0.

Margaret L. West is the IT systems manager for the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research at Western Illinois University. Her twenty-five-year career has included work in higher education, K–12, and the private sector.

Preface	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xvii
Getting Ready to Wiki	p. 1
Opportunities for Online Learning	p. 2
What Is a Wiki?	p. 3
Types of Wikis	p. 6
Choosing the Right Wiki	p. 9
Features of Wikis	p. 10
Setting Up the Wiki	p. 17
Summary	p. 19
Designing Wiki Projects for Collaborative Learning	p. 21
Teaching and Learning Through Wikis	p. 21
Laying the Foundation-Preparing Students for Wiki Work	p. 22
Building the Framework-Designing the Wiki Project	p. 31
Monitoring Construction-Managing the Wiki Process	p. 45
Summary	p. 57
Wiki Projects for Knowledge Construction	p. 59
Resource Bank	p. 60
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 62
Error Finding and Correcting	p. 64
Historical Time Line	p. 66
Annotated Bibliography	p. 69
Online Dialogue	p. 72
Group Summary	p. 73
Class Encyclopedia	p. 74
Summary	p. 77
Wiki Projects for Critical Thinking	p. 79
"What If...?" Scenarios	p. 80
Case Studies	p. 82
Debates	p. 85
Collaborative Research Papers	p. 88
Evaluation or Research Study	p. 90
Frame-Based Writing	p. 93
Nominal Group Technique	p. 95
Structured Online Critiques	p. 98
Summary	p. 100
Wiki Projects for Contextual Application	p. 101
Event Plan	p. 102
Process Map	p. 104
Virtual Science Lab	p. 109
Field Research Project	p. 112
Story Creation	p. 114
Team Challenge	p. 115
Media Design Project	p. 118
Service Learning Project	p. 121
Summary	p. 123
Wikis Today and Tomorrow	p. 125
The Value of Collaborative Writing	p. 125
Integrating Wikis with Other Technologies	p. 126
What the Future Holds	p. 126
An Invitation to Collaborate	p. 128
Additional Resources	p. 129
Wikis for Educators	p. 129
Web 2.0	p. 129
Collaborative Writing	p. 130
Scaffolding	p. 130
Bloom's Taxonomy	p. 130
References	p. 131
Index	p. 135
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