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Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 26, 2007 ∙ Palisades, NY Learning With Wikis Jon Orech English Teacher Curricular Technology Consultant Downers Grove South High School Downers Grove, Illinois [email protected]

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Page 1: Learning With Wikis

Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders

October 26, 2007 ∙ Palisades, NY

Learning With WikisJon Orech

English Teacher Curricular Technology ConsultantDowners Grove South High School

Downers Grove, [email protected]

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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)

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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 add to and How does the technology add to and extend the learning experience?extend the learning experience?

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

(D. Jakes)(D. Jakes)

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N.Y. State education standards N.Y. State education standards met by wikis (Language Arts):met by wikis (Language Arts):

““Synthesize information from diverse Synthesize information from diverse sources.” (Standard 1)sources.” (Standard 1)

““Evaluate and compare their own Evaluate and compare their own and others’ work with regard to and others’ work with regard to different criteria.” (Standard 3)different criteria.” (Standard 3)

““Use a wide variety of print and Use a wide variety of print and electronic forms for communication electronic forms for communication with peers and adults.” (Standard 4)with peers and adults.” (Standard 4)

N.Y. State Education Department

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““Extending the learning”Extending the learning”

Allow 24-7 editing accessibilityAllow 24-7 editing accessibility Improve collaborative writing skillsImprove collaborative writing skills Make students “published”Make students “published” Synthesize and negotiate textSynthesize and negotiate text Utilize a variety of multi-mediaUtilize a variety of multi-media Increase “formative” assessmentIncrease “formative” assessment

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

Positive IndependencePositive Independence TaskTask RoleRole GoalGoal ResourceResource

Individual AccountabilityIndividual Accountability Review of historyReview of history Individual/group assessmentIndividual/group assessment

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Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning

Group ProcessingGroup Processing Self evaluationSelf evaluation Comments on wikiComments on wiki

Social/ Cooperative SkillsSocial/ Cooperative Skills Digital ProfessionalismDigital Professionalism

(Face to Face interaction)(Face to Face interaction)

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Sample usesSample uses

Lit Circle “Cliff’s Notes”Lit Circle “Cliff’s Notes” Student-Generated assessments Student-Generated assessments

(Inquiry project)(Inquiry project) On-Line Text bookOn-Line Text book

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Essential questions:Essential questions:

What are the features of a wiki?What are the features of a wiki? How do I make and use a wiki?How do I make and use a wiki? What are the practical applications?What are the practical applications? What are the advantages?What are the advantages? What are the concerns?What are the concerns? How do I ensure student learning?How do I ensure student learning?

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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 Imbed HTMLImbed HTML

SaveSave

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More Features of WikisMore Features of Wikis HistoryHistory

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

User settings:User settings: PublicPublic RestrictedRestricted PrivatePrivate

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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”

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Wiki locationsWiki locations

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

WikispacesWikispaces WetpaintWetpaint PbwikiPbwiki JottitJottit

Which one is best for me?

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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?

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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!”

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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.

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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

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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*

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What concerns exist?What concerns exist?

Lack of security/safety Lack of security/safety Labor intensive for moderatorLabor intensive for moderator ““Copy and paste” philosophyCopy and paste” philosophy Inequitable work distributionInequitable work distribution ““Quilt” instead of a “comforter”Quilt” instead of a “comforter”

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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.