social learning: understanding wikis

INTEGRATING SOCIAL LEARNING 2.0 INTO YOUR PRACTICE

Understanding Wiki's

Why are you here?

To understand basic design and use of Wiki’s.

To identify potential applications (as professionals and educators) in your local program and in the GTCNN.

You may already use ‘Gateway Live!’, GTCNN’s wiki.

Roadmap

Introduction to wikis

Introduction to ‘Gateway Live!’

Group breakouts (Design your own wiki projects)

Report Back

What does wiki mean?

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What does wiki mean?

“Wiki” is a Hawaiian word for "fast".

“Wiki” has been backronymed by some to "What I Know Is“

A wiki is a website that allows the easy

creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser

Wiki’s

How many people have used a wiki?What did you use it for?

What is Web 2.0?

What is Social Learning 2.0?

Social learning basically states that: ‘People learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling.’

We can learn from each other in this manner, via web 2.0 platforms and tools like wiki’s and social networks.

What is a Wiki?

Wiki in the Workplace

Q&A?

Wiki’s make work less complicated.

Wikis come in many flavors

Wiki-like programs will replace office software soon.

Enterprise Wiki’s

Wiki in the Workplace

Q&A?

Roadmap

Introduction to wikis

Introduction to ‘Gateway Live!’

Group breakouts (Design your own wiki projects)

Report Back

What are some example wiki sites? Fun: The music fan site WikiMusic Guide

http://www.wikimusicguide.com/

Open: OpenCongress merges official government data with news and blog coverage, social networking, and public participation tools.

http://www.opencongress.org

Informative\elegant: Toxipedia is portal for information on toxicology.

http://www.toxipedia.org/

Useful: Gateway to College National Network http:.//live.gatewaytocollege.org

Roadmap

Introduction to wikis

Introduction to ‘Gateway Live!’

Group breakouts (Design your own wiki projects)

Report Back

Why use a wiki?

For knowledge management

To foster collaboration inside and outside the classroom.

To have a digital place for project-based learning

For project management

To engage and meet students where they are.

To work on group projects. To get content out of the

classroom. To showcase great

student work. To engage social media. To monitor student

progress

What products could you create?

Lesson plan bank Project portfolio Team wide lesson plans Curriculum for a course Peer edited paper The seed for a research

paper Homework

assignments

Curriculum across courses

Discussion board A library of articles

+ web pages A "live" syllabi Place to showcase

great students work Group project space

What topics would you engage with your wiki?

The evolution of music in the last decade Lesson plans to improve students grammar The Iraq War Mammals of the pacific northwest Critical thinking guide Architecture in Chicago Effective strategies to engage students in

math. Poetry during the 20th century …

Wiki in the Workplace

Q&A?

Break up into 4 groups

Choose a wiki platform designed around the needs of

one of the following groups: Nationally for faculty and staff Local for faculty and staff Locally for students Nationally for students

Choose a scribe and a reporter.

Brainstorm

Which platform are you going to use? What would the purpose of your wiki be? What tasks could you accomplish with this

platform? What products could you create from this

platform? What topic(s) would you engage with your

wiki? Who should be involved? What is your timeline for the project?

Roadmap

Introduction to wikis

Introduction to ‘Gateway Live!’

Group breakouts (Design your own wiki projects)

Report Back

Report Back

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Gateway Live!

What content would you like the National Network make available on this platform?

What is the national networks timeline for opening this platform up?

What would motivate you to provide content on this platform?

INTEGRATING SOCIAL LEARNING 2.0 INTO YOUR PRACTICE

Understanding Wiki’s