Improving How We Use Wikis for Better Student Learning Harry Grover Tuttle, Ed.D Instructor/ Author/ Consultant [email_address] blog http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com

Session Purpose: How can you change how you use a wiki to create greater student learning? Learn numerous techniques that build on the successes of other educators!

Formative Assessment Focus

A wiki for you to add to: http://wikiforbetterlearning.pbwiki.com/ http://wikiforbetterlearning.pbwiki.com/ A blog entry that includes the handout http://tinyurl.com/ImproveWikiBlog http://tinyurl.com/ImproveWikiBlog

A wiki http://wikiforbetterlearning.pbwiki.com/ Or Blog: http://tinyurl.com/WikiLearningTuttle

Teach the mechanics

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Clearly identify the learning goal *

Goal: Self-Improve in Speeches *

Explain the quality of responses you expect. *

Don Quixote Chapter 1. A man wants to be a knight. * http://www.flickr.com/photos/br0wser/206114444/

(Lacking detail) Don Quixote Chapter 1. A man wants to be a knight. Improvement: (Many details) Don Quixote Chapter 1. A 50 year old man sells his property to buy books about knights. He reads so many books that he decides to become a knight. He wants to right the wrongs of the world... *

Use students' notes *

Improvement: Absent students Class review Analyze student learning *

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Organize the class *

Improvement: Arrange by class learning topic By *

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Provide outside of classroom resources *

Avoid Common Web Topics *

Improvement: Civil War *

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/uploaded_images/plastic_crowd_med-759252.jpg * Make learning “collective wisdom”

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* Improvement: Healthy? http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-longest-day/2072672685/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2137729430/

Exemplary work

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Build in Real and Varied Interactions *

More than ...just posting ...responding to two people. *

Improvement: Contrast two articles *

Improvement: Have students do a variety of different wiki thinking: *

Past or Present only?

Start from scratch or build on past students' learning? * http://www.flickr.com/photos/sookie/76625650/

Group Work ​​​

Group Work ​​​ http://www.flickr.com/photos/shareski/2243554030/

http://www.centralischool.ca/~bestpractice/litcircles/process.html Improvement: Literature Circle

Students can help each other with problems. *

Students help each other: *

Other classes and outside experts ​​​

Other classes and outside experts ​​​

Improvement: Make sure experts are student-friendly. ​​​

Co-create

Explore new topic together as equals http://www.flickr.com/photos/laserstars/640499324/

Other ways to improve learning through Wikis?

For more information, contact Dr. Harry Tuttle [email_address] 315-289-7129 http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com

Formative Assessment: Responding to Your Students