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LMS Wikis: Unharnessed Potential

Upside Learning

The Wiki is one of the most under-utilized and underestimated feature of an LMS. That’s because, most of us haven’t gotten around to realizing what the Wiki is capable of, and hence the potential of the Wiki feature is unharnessed. This post is an endeavor to explore the various uses of the LMS Wiki.

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TCC08: Wikis and Blogs and Tags: Oh Why?

Experiencing eLearning

Cynthia uses Twitter for keeping track of bookmarks–lets her tag it with who shared it with her and when to give her context. Wikis as classic example of collaborative tool. Gave an example of faculty handbook created with wiki (using MediaWiki). Wikis have more work application for students too. Google Docs.

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Wiki Course Authoring

Tony Karrer

In my Ten Predictions for eLearning for 2008 , I said - Wiki + SCORM + Add-ins will become more common for easy authoring. Not sure if he saw my post, but I was just reminded by Tim Seager from Xerceo about their Prescribe tool that provides: Full Wiki, RSS functionality that is SCORM conformant for tracking and managing competencies.

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What is Blended Learning, and Why is it Important?

ej4 eLearning

Adding technology solutions, like an online wiki or content library, allows learners to access just the information they need. Modern Learning Management Systems can track employee use and skill development. With the right tools, tracking data on employee use and eventual development is much easier. Same with online evaluation.

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Demystifying Moodle™: A Comprehensive Overview for 2023

Lambda Solutions

Collaborative Tools: Discussion forums, wikis, and chat rooms encourage interaction and collaboration among students, fostering a sense of community. Tracking and Reporting: Moodle offers detailed tracking of students' progress, providing insights into their engagement and performance.

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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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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

You can find a long list of tools broken into authoring tools, games/simulations, quiz/test tools, social media, delivery platforms, tracking and whether they support mobile. Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory.