Using Wiki technology to support student engagement: Lessons from the trenches

Cole, Melissa

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2008.07.003

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“…wikis, blogs, and chats, are increasingly part of e-learning in formal education and are also making inroads in continuous professional development (CPD) [5], [8]. Learning by constructing knowledge through social interactions instead of memorization is widely seen as having a great potential for enhancing learning [3], [8]. At the same time, however, many case studies have been less than successful (e.g.…”

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“…At the same time, however, many case studies have been less than successful (e.g. [3] and [2]) and there is an "ongoing debate about why and under what conditions cooperative peer-based learning is effective" [8]. In effect, the prevailing unsubstantiated evangelizing means that we urgently need case studies to uncover the actual dynamics of using social tools in learning context [4][5].…”

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“…Web 2.0 models and technologies have become enablers of learner-centered online learning, or social/collaborative e-learning [3]. Social media features, e.g.…”

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“…In effect, wiki provides educational affordances for both constructivist and collaborative learning approaches [3]. Still, as with blogs, research into using wikis in e-learning is "in its infancy" [15] and many attempts of using it have been less than successful [2][3].…”

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“…Still, as with blogs, research into using wikis in e-learning is "in its infancy" [15] and many attempts of using it have been less than successful [2][3]. Besides proficiency issues [3]-even learners with IT background and initial training have had technical proficiency problems [2]-learners have had motivational problems [2][3], [15]. Learners focus on activities that provide "the greatest perceived benefit" [3].…”

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Learning with Social Technologies: Workplace Learner Experiences of Wiki and Blog and Perceptions of PLE

Leino

Tanhua-Piiroinen

Sommers-Piiroinen

2013

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Abstract. As social technology use is increasing in e-learning, so is the need to complement theoretical work with studies of learner experiences of the new dynamics of e-learning to guide this development. We studied how 15 learners experienced social media tools in a long continuous professional development (CPD) pilot training tailored for a large insurance company. While the training included some contact lectures, it was mainly conducted through blog, wiki, chat, and discussion forum tools. As we have already discussed forum and chat use in another paper on a shorter CPD training (with 40 learners) and this study confirmed the results, we focus here on learner experiences of wiki and blog. While the wiki process was widely misunderstood, wiki and blog experiences organically led learners to consider their uses as a personal learning environment. As to blog, the learners who saw it as a tool for self-reflection perceived it positively while others did not, underlining that the benefits and goals of using social tools need to be explicated. Furthermore, social learning process needs to be designed and maintained, as busy workplace learners tend to focus on fulfilling requirements. Simply adding social technology does not necessarily lead to social e-learning.

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“…Web 2.0 models and technologies have become enablers of learner-centered online learning, or social/collaborative e-learning [3]. Social media features, e.g.…”

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Learning with Social Technologies: Workplace Learner Experiences of Wiki and Blog and Perceptions of PLE

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Tanhua-Piiroinen

Sommers-Piiroinen

2013

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Student Engagement in Online Learning: What Works and Why

Meyer¹

2014

ASHE Higher Education Report

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OverviewW ITH PRESSURES TO INCREASE ACCESS to higher education, colleges and universities have focused on increasing the number of online courses and programs offered. Higher education is also being criticized for its retention and graduation rates, and pressure is building to find solutions. To ensure that online learning can help address these problems, professionals dedicated to online learning are under pressure to explore and evaluate strategies for getting students engaged in their online studies. These pressures are the genesis and reason for this monograph.By applying the theories and techniques for student engagement in online learning, instructors and designers of online courses can improve and increase student engagement and help higher education produce graduates who can contribute to their families, communities, and the economy. The theories and research reviewed in this monograph provide important clues as to how to help students learn, stay enrolled, and finish a degree.Engagement techniques may be one key to making online learning productive for the institution but, more importantly, ensuring that students are successful as they pursue a college degree. In fact, achieving student engagement in online courses may be more important than it is in on-campus courses because online students have fewer ways to be engaged with the institution and perhaps greater demands on their time and attention as well. In other Student Engagement OnlineStudent Engagement Online

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Wiki learning system patterns for academic courses

Nejković

Tošić

2012

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Academic courses have started to feature an expanding variety of innovative ways in using different technologies in order to improve effectiveness of teaching and learning process. Among these technologies Wikis are getting important role among teachers, academics, and educators in general as teaching as well as collaboration tool. This article presents overview and systematization of Wiki Learning System in a form of educational Wiki patterns with a goal to support easier and more coherent integration of collaboration and interaction in teaching and learning activities. Results of several consecutive years of using Wiki Learning System and Wiki-based methodological teaching approaches based on Wiki patterns are presented regarding final exams' outcomes of university students. The outcomes' evaluation is based on data collected from faculty archive as well as using survey-questionnaire-based method. ß

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Using Wiki technology to support student engagement: Lessons from the trenches

Cited by 397 publications

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Learning with Social Technologies: Workplace Learner Experiences of Wiki and Blog and Perceptions of PLE

Learning with Social Technologies: Workplace Learner Experiences of Wiki and Blog and Perceptions of PLE

Student Engagement in Online Learning: What Works and Why

Wiki learning system patterns for academic courses

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