Wikis for Collaborating and Learning
March 5-9, 2007
This discussion will focus on wikis and ways to use them in an online course or program. For those of you new to wikis, there will be an overview of wiki basics and uses to get you up to speed. Using two case studies, we'll discuss guidelines for effective collaboration and getting participation. We'll follow this discussion with a look at broader issues of the pedagogical value of wikis and the instructional design challenges of today's read/write Web environment. There will be resources and examples to explore on your own. We hope you will help us build our collective knowledge of this tool by adding your own resources, case studies, and wisdom to the wiki in Moodle.
Moderator
Nancy Rebholz works part time for the DE Certificate Program, the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning and the College of Engineering's online master of engineering degrees. She does a variety of things in each of these positions -- marketing, learner support, web site maintenance, multimedia and community building. An alum of the first CLT for the Certificate Program, she is interested in techniques and tools for enhancing collaboration, dialogue and social networking in online courses.
Series Schedule
February 5-9
Teaching the 21st Century Learner
Roger Von Holzen and Darla Runyon, Northwest Missouri State University
March 5-9
Wikis for Collaborating and Learning
Nancy Rebholz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
March 26-30
Podcasting Part I: Applications and Case Study in Higher Education
Margaret Hansen, University of San Francisco
Peter Young, Notre Dame de Namur University
April 16-20
Podcasting Part II: RSS, How tos, & Resources
Peter Young, Notre Dame de Namur University
Ray Schroeder, professor emeritus, University of Illinois Springfield