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The power of the group: Using wikis in corporate training

Matrix

Wikis are engaging and easier to navigate. Wikipedia is the most popular wiki out there. A wiki is “a hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.”. You can set up wikis whenever there’s a topic or a skill that team members should acquire.

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TCC09: Wikis that Work: Effective Wiki Practices for Virtual Learning Communities

Experiencing eLearning

In this session, we will share a collaborative wiki created by a self-organized, self-managed group of online graduate students. We will discuss our observations and recommendations for using wikis as a collaborative learning tool. Define wiki. 60% used collaborative authoring (wiki). What is a wiki.

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Wikis and Learning – 60 Resources

Tony Karrer

I’m involved in several discussions around how to use Wikis as part of learning solutions. I wanted to collect a few resources around this topic for use in these discussions. Here’s some of what I found: Why a Wiki? How about math?

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TCC08: Wikis and Blogs and Tags: Oh Why?

Experiencing eLearning

Wikis as classic example of collaborative tool. Gave an example of faculty handbook created with wiki (using MediaWiki). Wikis make it very clear who did what–always a problem with group work for grading. Students learn how to judge the stability of information & collective intelligence through using a wiki.

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Wiki working

Learning with e's

I published two journal articles recently on the use of wikis in teaching and learning, and I'm making them available here on this blog. I have also published several book chapters recently on the use of wikis in education which I will make available here over the next few weeks - so bookmark this space!

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Wiki as repository for a virtual community

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Through a comment on a blogpost by Nancy White I found this article about a virtual community using a discussion list (listserv) in combination with a wiki. The wiki serves as a collaborative repository. I've been advising a community where using an online discussion forum where few people had experience with a wiki.

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Blended Learning: Not your Mother’s, Grandmother’s, or Possibly Even Older Sibling’s Training

Association eLearning

The online resource is a simple Wiki which includes a course outline with planned activities, reading materials, and a pre-assessment that helps learners understand their strengths and weaknesses. Incorporate course wikis or blogs for collaboration. Create online discussion groups as part of training and ongoing learning.