Wikis in education

VU Wiki is VU's in-house wiki system, specifically for use in education.

A wiki is a collection of web pages designed to enable multiple users to contribute or modify content. It is an easy-to-use and fast option for creating online material. This type of online activity has become extremely popular over the last few years in education.

VU Wiki

Users of the VU Wiki have a high degree of control over the content that is created and can choose which other users to give access to. VU Wiki can be used by general staff, teachers and students for:

• knowledge aggregation
• creating, browsing, sharing and searching for information
• creating networked texts with multiple authors
• creating simple websites
• project development with peer review
• group authoring
• tracking a group project
• data collection

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The benefits of using VU Wiki

There are many benefits and possible uses for such a technology in education. VU Wiki:

• provides an easy method for effective communication and resource sharing between students and teachers
• supports a social constructivist pedagogical practice
• encourages peer collaboration, co-production, interaction
• allows for responding, negotiating, arguing, adding to evolving ideas, solving 'authentic' tasks,
• allows users to create and share content with others
• is hosted locally within the University network, so staff and students are required to login to a secure location
• is adaptable and accessible

Wik's in education resources:

Uses and Potentials of Wikis in the Classroom
A resource available from Innovate Online

From Wikipedia to the Classroom: Exploring Online Publication and Learning
A resource available from the Georgia Institute of Technology

Wikis in Teaching and Assessment: The M/Cyclopedia Project
A resource available from Snurblog.info

Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not
An article available from Educause

Wikis in Plain English
An informational video available on YouTube

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