Learning together developing wikis

Vital project

• Blog skills for subject specialists
• Copyright: keep it legal
• ESafety KS1
• Getting a buzz out of blogging
• ICT support in education (practitioner)
• Introduction to games
• Learning platforms all aboard
• Learning together developing wikis
• Learning together introducing wikis
• Making games and motivating learners KS2
• Multimedia skills and applications
• Researching and evaluating a digital game for the classroom
• Sharing ideas - developing wikis (primary)
• Sharing ideas introducing wikis
• The potential of technology
• Using the game Spore to motivate learners KS3
• Website development skills and applications
• Working with multimedia
• Wow them with wikipedia
• Writing using multimodal approaches KS1
• Writing using multimodal approaches KS3
  

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About. Course information
Learning outcomes
Course schedule
Introduction
Introducing ourselves
Introducing wikis
Wikis and e-safety
Exploring wikis
Thinking about structure
Finding relevant examples
Planning to use a wiki
Using the wiki for teaching and learning
Reflection
Shared learning
Evaluation and certification
References

Pedagogical content. When used properly, wikis^(tool) are powerful tools that enable sharing of information and knowledge. This Secondary course explores how they can be used in the classroom to improve teaching and learning and enable collaboration^(ta) on group work^(ta) projects. It also covers important considerations such as e-safety^(topic) and e-skills^(topic) as well as ways to engage in sharing practice^(topic).

Resource details
Title	Learning together developing wikis
Topic	[[Topics/E-safety|E-safety]],  [[Topics/Sharing practice|Sharing practice]],  [[Topics/Wikis|Wikis]],  [[Topics/E-skills|E-skills]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Collaboration|Collaboration]]
Learning Objectives	Professional and reflective practitioner skills At the completion of this course, students should be able to: * incorporate the use of a wiki with learners in their school and subject contexts as appropriate, * reflect on, and discuss, the impact of the use of a wiki on learning. Practical skills At the completion of this course, students should be able to: * edit a wiki page, * select a wiki tool appropriate for intended use, * set up a wiki, * incorporate text and other media on a wiki page, * manage users (authors, reviewers etc) of a wiki. Knowledge and understanding At the completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate: * that they know what a wiki is, * that they know what wikis may be used for in education, * an understanding of the issues involved in using wikis in the classroom. Cognitive skills At the completion of this course, students should be able to: * critically review the use of wikis in educational contexts and share these reviews with others, * discuss different ways in which wikis might be used in learning contexts in schools.
Format / structure	Various online activities.
Subject	[[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/KS5|KS5]],  [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Higher|Higher]],  [[Resources/KS4|KS4]],  [[Resources/KS3|KS3]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	Sharing ideas: developing wikis (primary), Sharing ideas introducing wikis, Learning together introducing wikis
Other (e.g. time frame)	Duration of the course: 20 hours over eight weeks
Files and resources to view and download	http://www.vital.ac.uk/community/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1156. Users must register with the VITAL website (free registration) before they can access the resource.