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Wikis in eLearning 2.0

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Another stand out paper in the issue is an exploration by Karasavvides of the use of wikis in higher education, and the attendant barriers and difficulties that need to be overcome for full acceptance and embedding into the learning process. Wikis in eLearning 2.0 Unported License. More from this issue tomorrow.

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Engaging online learners 1

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It relates to critical writing on wikis, but it can be applied to just about any collaborative online learning space: There is a spectrum of wiki activities that can be used to encourage critical thinking in writing. Unported License. Let's start with collaborative online spaces. Wheeler, 2009, p 487) Continues in the next post.

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Engaging online learners 3

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I developed a 5 step model based on the work of Lani Gunawardena (1995) which I used to promote deeper and more critical engagement for online learners working in wikis. Engaging online learners 3 by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: I Heart My Wiki

Learning Visions

Friday, July 06, 2007 I Heart My Wiki I have finally thrown myself into the wiki waters. The kickoff meeting agenda and notes went in the wiki. Interview transcripts go in the wiki. Notes from conversations with staff members go in the wiki. Notes from conversations with staff members go in the wiki.

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Engaging online learners 2

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I wrote back in 2009 about how I had used the model to frame my own efforts to engage online learners, in wikis - collaborative web pages. Here's how I created engaging activities: The first simple activity has been used both as a warm-ip activity for new groups and as a means of familiarising students with the topography of the wiki space.

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How to find free images and other resources without copyright restrictions

Challenge to Learn

Creative common (CC) and GNU licenses. Creative Commons is an organization which supports free and open content. If you create something you can add a CC license (there are several options), allowing others to reuse your work (of course with proper attributes to you the creator). International License.

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Engaging online learners 5

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This can be done using shared digital spaces such as group blogs, wikis or Google Docs. Unported License. Engaging with problems enables them to apply the knowledge they have gained from the content into direct practice. Set up collaborative writing exercises around course content. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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