Title: Using wikis for collaboration in online learning
Subtitle: the power of the read-write web
First published: 2009
Description: 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.
Subjects: Wikipedia, Computer-assisted instruction, User-generated content, Internet in education, Electronic encyclopedias, Education, Nonfiction, Wikis (computer science)
LC classification: LB1028.5 .W398 2009