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The applicability of Wiki assignment in promoting collaboration among students in social work and social development curriculum. The Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: Action and Impact, 8-12 July in Stockholm. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Instructor

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  1. The applicability of Wiki assignment in promoting collaboration among students in social work and social development curriculum The Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: Action and Impact, 8-12 July in Stockholm Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Instructor Social Work / Family Social Sciences kondrash@cc.umanitoba.ca Title of presentation umanitoba.ca

  2. What is Wiki? • A Wiki is a type of website that allows users to edit and change available content • Wiki is a Hawaiian word for quick. • Ward Cunningham (1995) developed scripts for web pages that could be created, edited, linked, deleted, or renamed without using HTML, software packages, of file transfer.

  3. Free Hosting of Wikis • wikihost.org • wikia.com • wikidot.com • wikispaces.com (personal preference)

  4. Why use wikis in social work education? • Participatory approach to learning • Progressive knowledge building • Collaborative content creation • No hierarchy (everyone has equal access) • Web-based: anytime, any place access

  5. Courses where I have tried various forms of wiki assignments to test achievement of course objectives. FMLY 1012 Introduction to Social Development (100 students per class) FMLY 2012 Conflict Development and Displacement (30 students per class) SWRK 1310 Introduction to Social Welfare Policy Analyses (60 students per class) SWRK 3130 Contemporary Canadian Social Welfare (20 students per class)

  6. Most wikis have: • Edit button- open editing of pages (login required) • Distinct syntax – simple, non-html • Add comment button – comment on a page or the site to clarify the wiki contribution • History: Versioning or “diffs” – you can see every change that has been made to a page and • Revert – can always change a page back to what it was before

  7. Key Challenges of using wiki (students’ feedback) • Technological issues • New software to learn • Browser compatibility concern • No multiple student’s submissions are allowed at the same time • Lack of technical support.

  8. Key benefits of using wiki (students’ feedback) • Engagement and motivation • Inquiry-driven learning • Collaborative learning • Reflection and metacognition • 21st-century skills

  9. Possible examples of wiki assignments • Wiki poster presentation • Wiki test • Wiki book • Wiki resource page • Wiki discussions • Wiki peer review • Wiki ???

  10. Remember: • You can’t break it • You can always go back • Security levels can be set and tweaked • Many students contributing a small amount can get a lot done • Wiki software is free

  11. Courses I have already developed, taught and can adopt to use wiki assignment. • SWRK 2050 - Community and Organizational Theory • SWRK 2070 - Small Group Dynamics • SWRK 2080 - Interpersonal Communication Skills • SWRK 2090 - Human Behaviour and Social Work Practice • SWRK 3100 - Systematic Inquiry in Social Work • SWRK 3140 - Introduction to Social Work Practice • FMLY 2600 - Foundations of Childhood Developmental Health • FMLY 4470 – Family Communication • FMLY 4600 - Risk and Resilience in Behavioural and Social Development • FMLY 4800 - Senior Seminar in Family Violence and Conflict Resolution

  12. Final Test: Please read the next lineHAPPINESSISNOWHERE HOW DO YOU SEE IT? Keep exploring the power of wiki THANK YOU

  13. Selected References: Augar, N., Raitman, R., & Zhou, W. (2011). Teachingandlearningonlinewithwikis. Beyondthecomfortzone: proceedingsofthe 21st ASCILITE Conference, Perth, 5-8 December (pp. 95–104). Retrievedfrom http://www.deakin.edu.au/dro/view/DU:30005482 Boulos, M. N. K., Maramba, I., & Wheeler, S. (2006). Wikis, blogsandpodcasts: Anewgenerationofweb-basedtoolsforvirtualcollaborativeclinicalpracticeandeducation. BMC medicaleducation, 6(1), 41. Retrievedfrom http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/6/41. Elgort, I. (2007). Usingwikisas a learningtoolinhighereducation. ICT: Providingchoicesforlearnersandlearning. ProceedingsasciliteSingapore, 233–238. Jones, P. (2010). Collaborationat a distance: Using a wikitocreate a collaborativelearningenvironmentfordistanceeducationandon-campusstudentsin a socialworkcourse. JournalofTeachinginSocialWork, 30(2), 225–236. doi:10.1080/08841231003705396 Lazda-Cazers, R. (2010). A coursewiki: Challenges in facilitating and assessing student-generated learning content for the humanities classroom.TheJournalofGeneralEducation, 59(4), 193–222. Retrievedfrom http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/jgeneeduc.59.4.0193 Parker, K. R., & Chao, J. T. (2007). Wikias a teachingtool. InterdisciplinaryJournalofKnowledgeandLearningObjects, 3(1), 57–72. Retrievedfrom http://chep2012.wmwikis.net/file/view/Parker+%26+Chao+2007+-+Wiki+as+a+Teaching+Tool.pdf/299560630/Parker%20%26%20Chao%202007%20-%20Wiki%20as%20a%20Teaching%20Tool.pdf

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