3. Wikis
Wikis allow students to collaborate to create one collective
communication.
Blackboard Wiki Ideas:
Group Research Project
Bibliographies or course related readings.
Glossary of terms or concepts.
Maintaining a collection of links
Study Guide for an exam
4. Wiki Tips
Students can use different font colors to
differentiate posts.
To avoid accidental editing, provide very clear
instructions.
Instructors can pre-format a wiki page using tables,
etc.
Wikis are like webpages, students can post videos,
images, embed links, etc.
6. Blogs
An online journal meant for public viewing.
Great place for students to express opinions and practice
engaging with a public audience.
You can choose to allow students to participate in blogs in
three ways:
Course Blogs
Individual Blogs
Group Blogs
7. Blog Ideas
Have students post writing
assignments in a blog.
Rotate roles: authors, first
readers, respondents, etc.
Schedule blog posting dates
throughout the course.
Assign previous student blog
posts as readings for the next
course.
8. Collaboration Tools
Discussion Blog Wiki
What is it?
Online discussion
organized in a
hierarchy of threads
and responses.
“Web log”—An
ongoing journal or
diary shared with the
class.
Collaborative web
space where
authors create one
page.
Uses
Course discussion,
supplement to class
activities, class debate
Instructor response to
common questions,
Reflections on a topic
or course
assignments.
Group Research,
Study Guides,
Creative Writing
Other info…
Users can subscribe to a
forum and receive updates.
Students can rate other
entries.
Most commonly used
collaboration tool.
Individual to Students-
Entries and grades are
separate for each student.
Course-All entries together
and all students receive the
same grade.
Can only be updated by
one student at a time.
Only tool to collaborate
within the same text entry.
