Jon Orech

Instructional Technology Coordinator

Downers Grove South H.S.

jorech@csd99.org

Turbo-Charged Wikis

Thinking beyond the toolsThinking beyond the tools

How does the tool promote a How does the tool promote a fundamental literacy?fundamental literacy?

How does the technology extend the How does the technology extend the learning experience?learning experience?

What pedagogy will ensure the What pedagogy will ensure the success of 1 and 2?success of 1 and 2?

What is a wiki?What is a wiki?(thanks to Lee and Sachi Lefever)(thanks to Lee and Sachi Lefever)

A collaborative web space that can be viewed and changed by anyone* on line. The most widely known wiki is Wikipedia.

“Seven Things You Should Know About Wikis” (Educause Learning Initiative)

Features on most Features on most wikiswikis EditEdit

New pageNew page Add/ edit textAdd/ edit text Insert files, images, movies, Insert files, images, movies,

hyperlinkshyperlinks Embed HTMLEmbed HTML

SaveSave

More Features of WikisMore Features of Wikis HistoryHistory

Green= addedGreen= added Yellow= changedYellow= changed Red=deletedRed=deleted

User settings:User settings: PublicPublic RestrictedRestricted PrivatePrivate

How do I make and use How do I make and use one?one?

Select a wiki location*Select a wiki location* Initiate the spaceInitiate the space Decide on privacy parametersDecide on privacy parameters Enroll usersEnroll users Give “the charge”Give “the charge”

Wiki locationsWiki locations

Content Management Systems Content Management Systems (Blackboard, Moodle)(Blackboard, Moodle)

WikispacesWikispaces WetpaintWetpaint PbwikiPbwiki JottitJottit

Which one is best for me?

Samples from Samples from wikispaceswikispaces

What collaborative What collaborative projects would projects would

benefit from a wiki?benefit from a wiki?

What are the practical What are the practical applications?applications?

Wikis in the Classroom:Wikis in the Classroom:Theory…Theory…

Wikis in the Classroom:Wikis in the Classroom:Reality…Reality…

Cooperative Learning Cooperative Learning (Johnson and Johnson)(Johnson and Johnson)

PPositive interdependenceositive interdependence IIndividual accountabilityndividual accountability GGroup Processingroup Processing SSocial Skillsocial Skills FaceFace to face interaction to face interaction

Positive Interdependence

• Goal

•Role

•Environment

•Task

•Identity

IndividualAccountability

•Small Groups

•Frequent Assessments

•View history

•Random questioning

Face to Face Interaction

•Preparation

•Revision

Group Processing

•Peer reflection

•Teacher interaction

Social Skills

•Netiquette

•Negotiate revision

•Recognizing strengths

Instead of…

“Wikis are really cool. How can we get kids to use them?”

Think…

“We have this collaborative task; how are we going to compile all the information together? Hey, let’s use a wiki!”

Most importantMost important

Develop a Develop a projectproject that is not that is not merely assessed and “turned merely assessed and “turned in.”in.”

Instead, the resultingInstead, the resulting product product is is something that can be utilized something that can be utilized by contributors and/or viewers.by contributors and/or viewers.

What do teachers think?What do teachers think?

Isabelle MenkeIsabelle Menke

French IIIFrench III

What are the advantages of What are the advantages of wikis?wikis?

Relatively simple technologyRelatively simple technology Promotes “real-world” Promotes “real-world”

collaboration skillscollaboration skills Asynchronous writing results in Asynchronous writing results in

richer communication (Mabrito, richer communication (Mabrito, 2006)2006)

Pools strengths of manyPools strengths of many

More advantagesMore advantages

Assessable, easy to trackAssessable, easy to track Enables world-wide collaborationEnables world-wide collaboration Online collaborative writing Online collaborative writing

produces higher quality writing produces higher quality writing than face-to-face collaboration than face-to-face collaboration (Passig and Schwartz, 2007)(Passig and Schwartz, 2007)

Meets state standards*Meets state standards*

TEKS StandardsTEKS Standards§126.12. Technology Applications §126.12. Technology Applications

Computer LiteracyComputer Literacy

(4)  Information acquisition. The student (4)  Information acquisition. The student uses a variety of strategies to acquire uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources, with information from electronic resources, with appropriate supervision. appropriate supervision.

(7)  Solving problems. The student uses (7)  Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to tools to create and modify solutions to problems. problems.

(8)  Solving problems. The student uses (8)  Solving problems. The student uses research skills and electronic research skills and electronic communication, with appropriate communication, with appropriate supervision, to create new knowledge. supervision, to create new knowledge.

How do I ensure student How do I ensure student learning?learning?

Develop an acceptable use policy to Develop an acceptable use policy to ensure “Digital Professionalism.”ensure “Digital Professionalism.”

Create student-generated rubrics and Create student-generated rubrics and have students self assess. have students self assess. “Assessment “Assessment forfor learning” (Stiggins). learning” (Stiggins).

Monitor progress and give feedback Monitor progress and give feedback on the wiki itself.on the wiki itself.

Instill Cooperative Learning pedagogy.Instill Cooperative Learning pedagogy.