School of HistoryFACULTY OF ARTS

Wikis in Teaching

Dr Kevin Linch

Outline

1. Background

2. Basic Usage

3. Using them in teaching

4. Building a resource

5. Q&A

Web 2.0 & Wikis?

What is web 2.0?

Web as a ‘platform’ or a medium

Collective / social

Always ‘beta’

Examples

Google, ebay, del.icio.us

Wikipedia

Wiki - pedia

Views on wikipedia

Building a basic entry

Edit your user page

http://wiki.leeds.ac.uk

1. Write a bit about yourself and save it

2. Write a bit about what ideas you have for using wikis

Using wikis in HE

Student Input / Role

Tutor Input / Role

None A lot

None

A lot

Webpages

Wikipedia

Ideas

Groupwork:

How could wikis be used in teaching?

Flesh out an idea or two:

What is required – tutor, student, technical

http://wiki.leeds.ac.uk/index.php/Ideas_on_using_wikis_for_staff_and_students

Create you wiki entry!

Further Info

Web 2.0:

http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/kcl-2006-01/

Elgg Wiki community group: http://elgg.leeds.ac.uk/wikiblog/