Per the module 2 requirements the link for the wiki used in EDUC 762 can be found at
http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/uofw_assessment_course/uofw_assessment_course?t&usermessage=&CFID=3621561&CFTOKEN=91691100&jsessionid=c2302632751164473998329
As a part of the requirements for EDUC 760 E Learning For Educators, the first class in the Graduate Certificate Program in Online Learning and Teaching I began a wiki - E Learning for Educators. My experience with this wiki reflected the following:
1. The dynamic nature of a wiki
2. The initial period of a wiki - great solitude. This is similar to blogging
3. The tremendous flexibility of wiki
4. Specific application as a documentation for a portfolio
5. An entry point for access to other relevant sites
Beyond these uses I do see potential applications for my students:
1. Authentic writing opportunities
2. Bring both authenticity, connectiveness (see paper below) and continuity to learning
3. Collaboration
4. Increased activity and ownership of learning (Scroll down on this link to see a list of courses using wiki)
"Where I’d like to see connectivism go is in the direction of personalized learning environments, or perhaps what Siemens calls “learning ecologies”. However, I’d like to take that idea in the K-12 realm to be a PLE that would follow the student through school, and then beyond. I think we can take existing technologies that build social relationships and harness these for learning AND instruction….
This is a great little paper on some of the changes organizations who need deal with training or education are facing due to the explosion of connectivism in society. George Siemens presented this “white paper” recently at the Google Developers Conference."
The full white paper
Greg@Az
YouTube short views on wiki
This short video makes a great reference to Mob Intelligence. I immediately thought of a book I highly recommend - The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
Contrast the above YouTube view of wiki with the one below.
Posts
2 comments:
Greg,
Very nice looking blog and great lists of ideas.
It seems that you have plans to use the blog as a sort of portfolio for K-12 students (following them throughout their years)?
Could work well!...hmmm is there any security issue that parents may be concerned with?
Datta Kaur
Datta Kaur
Thanks for the reply - my first blog comment!!!!!!
I teach higher education, at the community college level. I have been investigating the use of wiki hosted by wetpaint. This service may well have an option for a "private" blog, wetpaint is very supportive of educational use. See their site below.
Wetpaint and education
From the above site:
Why use wikis in education?
* Wikis encourage collaborative learning and information sharing
* They increase student engagement and participation
* Wikis facilitate communication between teachers and parents and guardians
Why Wetpaint?
* Wetpaint wikis are free, ad-free, and easy to use — no IT help require
* Wetpaint site templates make starting and building wikis so easy
* Wetpaint technology gives you the power to control who sees and contributes to your wiki
Thanks for your swell commment.
Greg
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