WIkis

Info about how wikis can be effectively used in education  Please use this page to: Share your experiences of Wikis for student work as part of your education - either as a student or as an educator. > //Kostas//
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 * I found Wikis to be a valuable source of information for my dissertation project. A properly maintained Wiki can contain large amounts of information in a condensed and curated form, so you can get an understanding of a subject area in a short period of time. This was helpful to me when I was researching topics that I was not very familiar with and lead me to discover even more information sources linked by the Wiki.


 * As an educator I have found wikis to be fast and effective as a brain storming tool - if the scene is set correctly, and the students are motivated and energized around the research topic!

> > The team get a very positive reaction from the students as a result of this project. They are motivated to set up their own blogs as a result of this constructive experience.
 * The first year Visual Art Practice Team (Laurence Riddell, Des Warde and Lynda Devenney) at IADT use the wiki in an innovative way in a collaborative project with the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). The students and lecturers complete a five week project on site at IMMA and the work is posted daily by the students on the wiki for the project. There are a number of great things about this project:
 * 1) first year students working at the foremost arts institution in the country, alongside practicing artists in residence;
 * 2) posting the work on the web as they complete it, and;
 * 3) reaction from students from other countries to the wiki as they are working.

Links to any wikis that you have already set up and are using! > > >
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 * I have set this one up as a resource for educators and parents to pull educational games from http://educational-games2.wikispaces.com/
 * You can find the wiki for the IADT / IMMA, stage one Visual Art Practice students at: __**http://1styrvapiadt.wetpaint.com/**__

To let us know what is stopping you using this tool in education.
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 * =====I have found wikis to be very difficult to get people to use. They seem to be confused by the nature of the wiki - unsure as to whether they can edit other people's work, feel like it is an intrusion to do so. It takes some work to convince them that this is the way that it works. =====

To share any useful information, research, links or data you have about wikis in education. > [|Wiki based constructivist learning - paper] > > > > [|Best Practice for wiki use in Education] >
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">A Wiki is a powerful tool for constructivist learning environments because it facilitates collaboration - see Wiki based constructive learning'
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">A great tutorial about what a wiki is, why to use wikis in education, and how to use wikis in education http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Useful wiki on Twitter in education.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This link is to a great site which offers a Top Ten Tips list for educators who want to use wikis for collaborative learning.

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 * Short and sweet intro to what a wiki is.**

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This Youtube video is a really good overview of what wikis can be used for in education - and why they're good for it. Long - 55mins - but if you've got the time to watch it - Richard Buckland is an engaging and interesting presenter. **