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Wiki presentation one - Donna Dyet
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Wikid PossibilitiesBio
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Donna Dyet is a New Zealand primary trained teacher with over 20 years of classroom experience and the facilitator for the Rosetown Learning Community Cluster at Te Awamutu.
She claims to have 'seen the light' in the late 1990s - the 'light' being the glow in the faces of students engaged in meaningful tasks involving the use of ICTs.
This prompted some uncomfortable soul-searching and sent her scurrying off to do further research and collect further qualifications along the way.
As a result, Donna has a strong interest in the development of collaborative learning communities which support the development of effective and engaging learning environments.
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Description
Wikis really are the best thing since sliced bread - and less fattening too. They open up the possibilities for teachers who want their teaching to be collaborative and interactive - something we should all be embracing! They also enable us to teach our 21st century learners in 21st century ways - and it's time we all did that!
This workshop will show you some of the possibilities, and provide links to tutorials that will step you through the process. Hey come on in and have some fun - it's easy!
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Presentation
This presentation is aimed at those of us still finding our way through the Web 2.0 world. Since we’re exploring the possibilities of wiki use in education the presentation is, of course, in a wiki. My workshop notes, a few handy links, basic PowerPoint files, and a 9-minute student voice video are all in there. However, you’re quite right, that makes it no different to any other click and view web1site … and the beauty of wiki spaces really lies in their possibilities as a collaborative working environment. So lets try it out. After you’ve had a look around (and you’re feeling braver) visit the collaborative page and lets put our minds together.
The wikispace created to house this presentation.
No question about it, we need to listen to student voice. This video is a raw and interesting snapshot of year 7 and 8 students from Te Awamutu Intermediate talking with me about their use of blogs and wikis after six months of experimenting (videoed by another student). Here’s a reflection from Milly (aged 11 years)…
“If I went from an environment with lots of stuff like computers, to an environment with less (access), I think I’d feel less involved in my work at school and I wouldn’t feel as excited or motivated…�.
Supporting files
Rosetown Cluster wikis:
Reading: Augar, N., Raitman, R. & Zhou, W. (2004). Teaching and learning online with wikis. Paper presented at the ASCILITE Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education 2004 Conference. Perth, WA. demonstrates the tool in action.
Stewart Mader's Free Online Wiki Book on using wikis in education
Things to do:
• Start a wiki in 30 seconds – join up and take advantage of the free educators sites.
• Choose and Compare Wiki Offers -worth following the steps for a simple explanation of the various options you usually have to think about when choosing a Wiki.
Wiki demo videos:
• Take a tour in Wikispaces – Several 2 minute videos clearly showing how to set up your wiki, use it, personalise your space and use RSS.
• Heavy Metal Umlaut Illustration of the growth of a wiki page - John Udell
Further educational wiki examples:
• Flat Planet Project – Wikispace of the month
• Collection of Wikis used in Education - Take some time to surf through these.
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Introduction | Rachel Jeffares, Allanah King, K-12 Online | Examples in teaching and learning | Participation | Support material
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Blogs and Wikis
