Wikis are collaborative hypertext authoring systems that have been widely used in education. The WikiSkills project aims to develop innovative pedagogical approaches using wikis to foster creativity, digital literacy, and social skills. The methodology includes analyzing user needs, developing a pedagogical framework, designing training curriculums, providing teacher training, and implementing wiki-based learning scenarios to evaluate the project's impact. Participants from different educational sectors and cultures will learn how to use wikis for their socio-professional development and foster a community of learners across Europe.

1. Consortium Contact
Ynternet.org
Switzerland
Théo Bondolfi
www.ynternet.org
die Berater ® Fondation Ynternet.org
Austria Branche 17 ‐ 1091 Grandvaux
www.dieberater.com
Switzerland
Ellinogermaniki Agogi + 41 (0) 78 943 44 14
Greece
www.ea.gr
info@ynternet.org Wikis as tools for
University of Barcelona
Spain learning
www.futurelearning.org
MAC-Team
and socio‐cultural
Belgium
www.mac-team.com development
HEIG/VD
Switzerland
www.heig-vd.ch
CESGA
www.wikiskills.net
Spain
www.cesga.es
Wikimedia Sverige
Sweden This project has been funded with support from the
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2. Summary Objectives Methodology
Wikis are simple to use, asynchronous, web‐ Provide opportunities for meaningful In order to provide innovative pedagogical
based collaborative hypertext authoring collaborative learning activities; methodologie, the project will follow the
systems. Recently, Wikis have been widely used following steps.
in various sectors and levels of education, as Promote digital literacy, as well as social
they can enhance collaborative learning. skills, writing skills and critical thinking;
In a wiki‐based learning scenario, participants Develop a sustainable virtual community of User needs analysis
co‐edit web pages. During such processes, peer practice among the different project
interaction can motivate participants, who countries;
construct synergically shared knowledge.
Enable educational communities to
contribute to the actual information Development of
society; a pedagogical framework
for collaborative learning through wikis
Empower civic behaviours, social inclusion,
employability and cultural understanding.
WikiSkills promotes innovative pedagogical Design of a training curriculums
Within common learning scenarios,
approaches that foster creativity, for both face‐to‐face and online courses
participants from different educational sectors,
competitiveness, employability and
cultures and ages (schools, universities,
entrepreneurial spirit, equity, social cohesion
professional and adult training) will learn how
to use wikis for their socio‐professional and active citizenship.
Teacher training
development.
and implementation of wiki‐based scenarios
in real teaching contexts
The project will develop, implement and
evaluate an innovative training curriculum
focusing on how to make the best use of wiki
environments in educational settings, so to Evaluation of the project impact
reach high learning objectives and foster a and validation of the approach
community of learners among Europe.