Wikis

The Practicality of Social Constructivism in eLearning

January 26, 2011

Social constructivism, an educational theory originally accredited by Jean Piaget, suggests that experiences are what best fuel knowledge. When we put learning through the ultimate exercise of doing something practical, the ultimate result is a better internalization of the learning material. For example, mixing paints to create different shades of a color will have a [...]

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Wiki Walkthrough: Wikis FAQs answered by TeachersFirst (with examples)

July 27, 2010
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TeachersFirst Wiki Walkthrough: The path starts with the basic What in the world is a wiki? and continues with Who uses wikis? and What is the difference between a wiki and a blog? For teachers is important to know So how do I use wikis with my class(es)? or What benefits are there from student [...]

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Knowing Knowledge Wiki: An Online Book by George Siemens

January 16, 2008

Knowing Knowledge Wiki. From the Preface: Why does so much of our society look as it did in the past? Our schools, our government, our religious organizations, our media—while more complex, have maintained their general structure and shape. Classroom structure today, with the exception of a computer or an LCD projector, looks remarkably unchanged—teacher at [...]

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Innovate: Collecting, Organizing, and Managing Resources for Teaching Educational Games the Wiki Way

January 4, 2008

Collecting, Organizing, and Managing Resources for Teaching Educational Games the Wiki Way, Shelley Henson Johnson, Brett Shelton, and David Wiley, Innovate, Vol. 4, December 2007/January 2008. Synopsis: Recognizing the pedagogical value of gaming, academics along with game designers and educational content developers have begun producing resources to improve educational game design and make instructional games [...]

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LTC’s Blended Learning Wiki

September 30, 2007

University of Manitoba’s Learning Technologies Centre’s Blended Learning Wiki. ‘There is no agreement on the definition of blended learning. The term is used in a wide variety of ways, and applied to a wide range of teaching and learning approaches. Many blended learning definitions refer to conventional face-to-face teaching and learning activities (synchronous) that are [...]

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For the Weekend: Are you ready for WikiGroaning?

June 10, 2007

WikiGroaning. ‘WikiGroaning is the art of comparing the level of two things nerdyness based off Wikipedia results. Its a pretty safe assumption that Wikipedia articles, although read by millions, are primarily written and updated by tech savvy people with a large amount of time on their hands (read: nerds). Based off the level of contribution [...]

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Sharing Open Resources at The Bazaar

May 9, 2007

The Bazaar. ‘The Bazaar is a community portal for people who want to use, exchange and share Open Source Software and resources to support learning. The major aim of the project is to develop and support a community of practice for teachers, trainers, moderators and facilitators in the development, creation, exchange and use of e-learning [...]

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Article: Wiki Pedagogy

May 1, 2007

Dossiers Technopédagogiques: Wiki Pedagogy, by Renée Fountain. Abstract: This article endeavours to denote and promote pedagogical experimentations concerning a Free/Open technology called a “Wiki”. An intensely simple, accessible and collaborative hypertext tool Wiki software challenges and complexifies traditional notions of – as well as access to – authorship, editing, and publishing. Usurping official authorizing practices [...]

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