Example of using the group wiki tool in a virtual learning enviroment (Blackboard) for studying Management and Strategy at Leicester Business School. Would be pleased to receive feedback (see slide one for email address).

1. Miles Weaver

2. 1. 1. Click on group wiki tool in
blackboard
2. 2. Select your tutor
3. 3. Find your wiki group

3. 1. Click on the group wiki tab
2. Select your tutor

4. 3. Select your group wiki

6. 1. Prepare each tutorial case using the wiki with your group
 Share the workload (e.g. questions)
 Collaborate and share answers
 Add material from different members to one page
 You may wish to use your wiki in class (technology
dependent)
 Arrange meetings and share contact details
 Record feedback
2. Work has a team to prepare, analyse and share
information for each assignment
 Assignment 1: Identify management issues, research and
analyse each management topic together
 Assignment 2: Form the report and its contents together as a
team
 Exam: From the wiki content prepare a dossier on
management and strategy issues so that it can support you
to apply theory to practice in the open book exam

7. You may wish to use your wiki in class to communicate
your findings on each tutorial case and the organisation
you have chosen to study for each assignment.
Receive feedback from peers and tutors

8. Add your research
Prepare your assignment
Share material

9. Add your analysis so that you can
obtain feedback

10. Collect and add your news items on
each organisation

11. Analyse each tutorial case together has a group.
You can add detail at different times and
locations.

12. Another example of how the wiki has been used to
prepare for tutorials

13. Another example of how the wiki has been used to
prepare for tutorials

14. Record feedback from tutors
Arrange meetings
Make observations that you wish to share
Discuss work plans

15. View page history
Make revisions and undo previous work
Monitor who has contributed sections of the page

16. Record any feedback from your tutor and
draw some useful lessons for the future

17. Wiki structure will include pages on tutorial answers and
any pages you have added to conduct your assignments

18. You can print parts of your wiki to form the dossier
of papers you may take into the exam

19. The aim of the wiki is to make learning
management and strategy theory fun, apply it in
a collaborative environment and encourage
students to share good practice.
You will find that by applying the theory to practice you are actually an ‘actor’
applying the theory for real. E.g:
Do you need to motivate someone in your group, how?
Has a leader emerged, why?
How did your group form, were there any issues?
What are the dynamics in your group?
To answer each of these questions you could use management theories (e.g.
Maslow, Belbin) – This is exactly what we wish you to reflect on in your pre-
appraisal report!!!
Why not blog about it over the duration of the module, you will soon see what
you have learnt and the skills gained ...