Wiki – a tool for distributive writing Professor Paul Maharg Glasgow Graduate School of Law

social software…? Emphasises: networks of meaning Distributed learning across the internet and other forms of knowledge representation Collaborative learning at all levels

Emphasises:

networks of meaning

Distributed learning across the internet and other forms of knowledge representation

Collaborative learning at all levels

intermediate online education, 2006 Still focused on: Organisations , ie LMSs, silos of knowledge Products , ie handbooks, CDs, closely-guarded downloads Content , ie modules, lock-step instruction Snapshot assessment of taught content

Still focused on:

Organisations , ie LMSs, silos of knowledge

Products , ie handbooks, CDs, closely-guarded downloads

Content , ie modules, lock-step instruction

Snapshot assessment of taught content

social learning > 2010+ Focus shifts to: Organisation has weak boundaries, strong presence through resource-based, integrated learning networks, with open access, eg MIT & OU open courseware Focus not on static content but on web-based, aggregated content E-learning as understanding & conversation, just-in-time learning Assessment of situated learning

Focus shifts to:

Organisation has weak boundaries, strong presence through resource-based, integrated learning networks, with open access, eg MIT & OU open courseware

Focus not on static content but on web-based, aggregated content

E-learning as understanding & conversation, just-in-time learning

Assessment of situated learning

Web 2.0 Michael Wesch, The Web is Us/ing Us

wikis…? Think of an online, dynamic encyclopaedia – Wikipedia, eg, or a developing set of definitions & documents Useful for developing projects, developing knowledge, sharing knowledge Can be edited, shared among a community of readers / clients -- private or public

Think of an online, dynamic encyclopaedia – Wikipedia, eg, or a developing set of definitions & documents

Useful for developing projects, developing knowledge, sharing knowledge

Can be edited, shared among a community of readers / clients -- private or public

Wikipedia

Jurispedia

examples... Planning a conference: http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/wiki?Technoculture Taking collaborative notes: http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/wiki?CS430 Staff collaborative writing: http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/wiki?CS430/Chapt12 Collaborate on an entire book : http://www.eu.socialtext.net/codev2/index.cgi

Planning a conference:

http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/wiki?Technoculture

Taking collaborative notes:

http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/wiki?CS430

Staff collaborative writing:

http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/wiki?CS430/Chapt12

Collaborate on an entire book :

http://www.eu.socialtext.net/codev2/index.cgi

how to edit a wiki? Lee Lefever, Wikis in Plain English

Transforming wiki

Transforming wiki

Transforming wiki

0ther uses... e-portfolios + wikis Personal digital collection of information, reflection on learning and future plans Records and demonstrates a person's learning, career, experience and achievements. Belong to the learner - not the organisation Populated by learner Primarily concerned with supporting learning Lifelong and lifewide learning Wiki can enable collaborative writing on the e-portfolio

Personal digital collection of information, reflection on learning and future plans

Records and demonstrates a person's learning, career, experience and achievements.

Belong to the learner - not the organisation

Populated by learner

Primarily concerned with supporting learning

Lifelong and lifewide learning

Wiki can enable collaborative writing on the e-portfolio

Place of wikis in professional learning? Can be used if e-portfolio: is a continuation of formal learning PDP through to CPD is wholly electronic and wholly embedded in simulation learning activities and actual legal practice contains annotated or collaborative text and video, graphics, animation, etc draws information from personal, academic and CPD domains that is to be drafted & redrafted evidences transactional learning and reflection has assessment zones, personal zones, confidential zones is wholly the responsibility of the learner-manager, under detailed professional guidelines is under supervision by tutors, supervisors, training managers, regulatory bodies, etc

Can be used if e-portfolio:

is a continuation of formal learning PDP through to CPD

is wholly electronic and wholly embedded in simulation learning activities and actual legal practice

contains annotated or collaborative text and video, graphics, animation, etc

draws information from personal, academic and CPD domains that is to be drafted & redrafted

evidences transactional learning and reflection

has assessment zones, personal zones, confidential zones

is wholly the responsibility of the learner-manager, under detailed professional guidelines

is under supervision by tutors, supervisors, training managers, regulatory bodies, etc

other uses... Wiki + blogs + RSS…? Online knowledge journals, largely chronological documents Useful for a resource that ties together dynamic comms with static documents, eg journal entries, files, syndications from other blogs & newsreaders Can be public or private

Online knowledge journals, largely chronological documents

Useful for a resource that ties together dynamic comms with static documents, eg journal entries, files, syndications from other blogs & newsreaders

Can be public or private

Syndicated blog postings...

Other uses... video in a wiki

contact details Email: [email_address] Blog: http://zeugma.typepad.com Book: www.transforming.org.uk Address: Glasgow Graduate School of Law Lord Hope Building University of Strathclyde 141 St James’ Road Glasgow G4 0LU

Email: [email_address]

Blog: http://zeugma.typepad.com

Book: www.transforming.org.uk

Address: Glasgow Graduate School of Law

Lord Hope Building

University of Strathclyde

141 St James’ Road

Glasgow G4 0LU