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Trends and Issues

Trends and Issues. Wikis in Education Created by Brendon Wade www.bwade.com.au. Introduction 1. What is a wiki ? -Online Web 2.0 collaboration tool -Easy to use -Asynchronous -Hyper linking ability - Trackability - Example Research - ERIC and EdITLib databases

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Trends and Issues

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  1. Trends and Issues Wikis in Education Created by Brendon Wade www.bwade.com.au

  2. Introduction 1 • What is a wiki? • -Online Web 2.0 collaboration tool • -Easy to use • -Asynchronous • -Hyper linking ability • -Trackability • -Example • Research • -ERIC andEdITLibdatabases • -Peer Reviewed Literature • -Limited amount in primary and secondary education

  3. Introduction 2 • Distribution of articles across the education sectors

  4. Introduction 3 • Distribution of articles by country of origin

  5. Trends 1 • Diversity in learning tasks across research

  6. Trends 2 • Common thread of collaborative writing • Trends categorised as • -Collaborative / Social • -Cognitive • -Pedagogical • -Technological

  7. Trends 3 • Collaborative / Social Trends • -collaborative nature of wikis • -equality

  8. Trends 4 • Cognitive Trends • -higher order thinking • -Thinking Together: • Neil Mercer video • -reflective tool • -collective ownership of co-constructed work

  9. Trends 5 • Pedagogical Trends • -motivation and engagement • -authentic tasks • -Experts in the Field • -assessment • -scaffolding learning • -shift from consumers to creators of knowledge • -variety of learning areas

  10. Trends 6 Learning areas represented

  11. Trends 7 • Technological Trends • -24/7 virtual classroom • -Trackability function

  12. Issues 1 • Trends can also present as the issues • Solutions can be found for many issues • Issues categorised as • -Collaborative / Social • -Research Related • -Pedagogical • -Technological

  13. Issues 2 • Collaborative / Social Issues • -difficulty with editing work of peers • -social conflicts

  14. Issues 3 • Research Related Issues • -limitation of available research • -limitation of primary school related research

  15. Issues 4 • Pedagogical Issues • -prior skills needed

  16. Issues 5 • Technological Issues • -technology mediated learning environment • -slow loading problems

  17. Conclusion • Harnessing the affordances of wikis • Finding solutions to issues • Future research opportunities • Future potential is immense

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  19. Thanks for watching this presentation! ~Brendon

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