WIKI IN ACTION:WIKI IN ACTION:Beyond Classroom LimitsBeyond Classroom Limits

Beyza YILMAZBeyza YILMAZBahçeşehir UniversityBahçeşehir University

İstanbul,2009İstanbul,2009beyza.yilmaz@bahcesehir.edu.trbeyza.yilmaz@bahcesehir.edu.tr

OUTLINE OUTLINE

• Description of WikisDescription of Wikis

• Types of WikisTypes of Wikis

• Wiki Project ideas Wiki Project ideas

• Wiki ExamplesWiki Examples

Who are you?Who are you?

I have never heard of a wiki before.I have never heard of a wiki before.

I have accessed a wiki before I have accessed a wiki before (including wikipedia).(including wikipedia).

I allow my students to use wikis for I allow my students to use wikis for research.research.

I have posted content on a wiki.I have posted content on a wiki.

I maintain my own personal or I maintain my own personal or class wiki.class wiki.

““The illiterate of the 21st century will The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.unlearn, and relearn.” ”

Alvin TofflerAlvin Toffler

What is a wiki anyway?What is a wiki anyway?

• a webpage consisting of a webpage consisting of three different parts and three different parts and that can be edited by that can be edited by different usersdifferent users

• The name was based on The name was based on

the Hawaiian term the Hawaiian term wiki wikiwiki wiki, ,

meaning "quick" or "super-meaning "quick" or "super-fast".fast".

• goal: to make exchanges of goal: to make exchanges of ideas easierideas easier

Wikipedia as the Wikipedia as the largest wiki largest wiki

• The world’s largest The world’s largest encyclopediaencyclopedia

• Thousands of entries Thousands of entries in 200+ languages in 200+ languages

Types of WikisTypes of Wikis

WIKIS

PBWIKIhttp://pbwiki.com

WIKISPACEShttp://wikispaces.comhttp://wikispaces.com

WETPAINThttp://wetpaint.com

WIKIEDUCATORhttp://www.wikieducator.org

Let’s watch a video!Let’s watch a video!

What can we add to a wiki What can we add to a wiki page?page?

• unlimited pages & unlimited revisionsunlimited pages & unlimited revisions• calendar & clockcalendar & clock• Google gadgets and widgetsGoogle gadgets and widgets• videosvideos• slideshowsslideshows• chatroomchatroom• yackpack/voice chatyackpack/voice chat• filesfiles• tablestables

Why can it be a good idea to use Why can it be a good idea to use wikis?wikis?• asynchronous asynchronous • quickquick• skills required (basic)skills required (basic)• collaborationcollaboration• dynamicdynamic• editableeditable• freefree• possibility to create authentic taskspossibility to create authentic tasks• possibility for the students to interact possibility for the students to interact

using the target languageusing the target language

What can we do?What can we do?• allow visitors to add, remove, edit and allow visitors to add, remove, edit and

change content change content

• link pageslink pages

• follow the changes with RSS Feedsfollow the changes with RSS Feeds

• publish our students’ projects – publish our students’ projects – motivationmotivation

• assign homeworkassign homework

• enable the students to enable the students to work togetherwork together

POSSIBLE USES OF WIKISPOSSIBLE USES OF WIKIS 1)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT& DIGITAL IDENTITY 1)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT& DIGITAL IDENTITY

BAW 2008 wikiBAW 2008 wikihttp://baw-08.pbwiki.com/http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/Beyza’s wikiBeyza’s wikihttp://beyzayilmaz.pbwiki.comhttp://beyzayilmaz.pbwiki.comTEFLpediaTEFLpediahttp://teflpedia.comhttp://teflpedia.com

2)CLASS COLLABORATION2)CLASS COLLABORATIONhttp://bahcesehira1y.pbwiki.comhttp://bahcesehira1y.pbwiki.com

3)CLASS WEBSITE3)CLASS WEBSITEsyllabus,exercises,files,resourcessyllabus,exercises,files,resources

4)PROGRAM PLANNING & SELF STUDY4)PROGRAM PLANNING & SELF STUDY

6)ELECTRONIC STORAGE SPACE6)ELECTRONIC STORAGE SPACE (Videos, slideshows (Videos, slideshows webpages, lesson plans)webpages, lesson plans)

Some WikisSome Wikis• Beyza’s class wikiBeyza’s class wiki

http://bahcesehira1y.pbwiki.comhttp://bahcesehira1y.pbwiki.com

• Website of the WeekWebsite of the Week

httphttp://websiteoftheweek.pbwiki.com/://websiteoftheweek.pbwiki.com/

• CAE WikiCAE Wiki

http://caewords.wikispaces.com/http://caewords.wikispaces.com/

Electronic Village Online WikiElectronic Village Online Wiki

http://evo08sessionscfp.pbwiki.com/http://evo08sessionscfp.pbwiki.com/

Other Class WikisOther Class Wikis

http://002rwg.wikispaces.com/http://002rwg.wikispaces.com/

http://0040101fall2008.wikispaces.com/http://0040101fall2008.wikispaces.com/

Wiki Project IdeasWiki Project Ideas

• classroom weekly newsletterclassroom weekly newsletter

• study guide study guide

• booktalks or book/movie reviewsbooktalks or book/movie reviews

• creating timelines and assigning creating timelines and assigning biography tasksbiography tasks

• collaborative classroom story collaborative classroom story

• error correction error correction

• other?other?

Any questions?Any questions?

Thank you.Thank you.Beyza YılmazBeyza Yılmaz

Bahcesehir UniversityBahcesehir Universityinstructor of Englishinstructor of English

İstanbul,2009İstanbul,2009beyza.yilmaz@bahcesehir.edu.trbeyza.yilmaz@bahcesehir.edu.tr

beyzaylmaz@yahoo.combeyzaylmaz@yahoo.comhttp://wikiteachinglearningtips.pbwiki.http://wikiteachinglearningtips.pbwiki.comcom