I am kind of shooting in the dark here...I read the syllabus and the Unit 2 lecture but am unclear if I should post my thoughts here or on the discussion post. Since I don't see a place to post on the discussion board, and I know we are to post by Wednesday night, I am going to take a chance.
I have used wikis a couple of times, both in my class and in the MET program. I have created a wiki for the purpose of several activities for my graduate classes. I believe that they are a useful tool and I am excited to use them as often as I can: http://cissellskingdom.wikispaces.com/Brian%27s+World. I still am trying to understand what is the best way to utilize these tools because some of my students don't possess the digital literacy skills to really be a quality contributor to the wiki activities. They simply treat it like another homework assignment, and don't quite put the time and effort in that I would like. Therefore, I am looking forward to seeing how to teach literacy (both 1.0 and 2.0) using wikis. As I research literacy wikis, I hope to find some ideas that I can use right away. I hope this blog is what is expected for week 2. If not, I hope to discover what is required soon...especially before we get to week 3!! LOL.
I haven't figured out the syllabus either so figured I would keep posting on the blog until I have been told not too. I too am trying to figure out the use of my wiki but I am sure it will and can be beneficial to my library. This is my first year working and taking classes so I am trying to get things to fit in a very busy schedule.
ReplyDeleteBrian - I feel the same way about students not wanting to put in the effort into a wiki that we would expect. I think we as educators expect more effort but I guess it will be a learning process for the students as well as the teachers. One of our goals will have to be reinforcing the importance of the collaboration.
ReplyDeleteAfter reviewing wikis all week, I have to say that there are wonderful opportunities in these tools. I have not had the chance, myself to utilize one. I agree with Ella, that collaboration has to stressed, but that is with any of the technological methods that we choose to expect our students to work with. We cannot expect them to jump into working with something and not have our support and guidance. However, I am seeing that unfortunately happen in some classes that my own students are taking. Their instructors are saying make an X or Y without any real expectations or guidance. And when questions are asked, the instructor cannot fully answer the questions because they themselves have not used the tool; they were just directed to create the assignment.
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