A Co-writing Development Approachto Wikis: PedagogicalIssues and Implications
Wikis are promoted as collaborative writing tools that
allow students to transform a text into a collective document by
information sharing and group reflection. However, despite the
promising collaborative capabilities of wikis, their pedagogical value
regarding collaborative writing is still questionable. Wiki alone
cannot make collaborative writing happen, and students do not
automatically become more active, participate, and collaborate with
others when they use wikis. To foster collaborative writing and active
involvement in wiki development there is a need for a systematic
approach to wikis. Themain goal of this paper is to propose and
evaluate a co-writing approach to the development of wikis, along
with the study of three wiki applications to report on pedagogical
implications of collaborative writing in higher education.
[1] K.R. Parker, and J.T. Chao, "Wiki as a teaching tool", Interdisciplinary
Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects,vol. 3, pp. 57-72, 2007.
Available online from: http://www.ijello.org/Volume3/IJKLOv3p057-
072Parker284.pdf
[2] J. F. Carter, "Lines of communications: Using a wiki in a mathematics
course", Primus, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1-17, 2009.
[3] K. Leung, and S.K. Wah Chu (2009), "Using wikis for collaborative
learning: A case study of an undergraduate students- group project in
Hong Kong". Available online from:
http://www.ickm2009.org/snews/upload/ickm_2009
[4] S. Minocha, and P.G. Thomas, "Collaborative learning in a wiki
environment: Experiences from a software engineering course", New
Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 187-209,
2007.
[5] J.L. Mindel, and S. Verma, "Wikis for teaching and learning",
Communications of AIS, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 2-38, 2006.
[6] M. Cole, "Using wiki technology to support student engagement:
Lessons from the trenches", Computer & Education, vol. 52, pp. 141-
146, 2009.
[7] J. Dron, "Designing the undesignable: Social software and control",
Educational Technology & Society, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 60-71, 2007.
[8] H. Meishar-Tal, and P. Gorsky, "Wikis: What students do and do not do
when writing collaboratively", The Journal of Open and Distance
Learning,vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 25-35, 2010.
[9] J.M. Weber, "Are we ready for the wiki?", 2008 SMA Conference
Proceedings, Society for Marketing Advances, St. Petersburg, FL (11/7-
11/10), 2008, pp. 231-232.
[10] Y-C.J. Chao, and H.C. Lo, "Students- perceptions of wiki-based
collaborative writing for learners of English as a foreign language",
Interactive Learning Environments, pp. 1-17, 2009.
[11] G. Trentin, "Using a wiki to evaluate individual contribution to a
collaborative learning project", Journal of Computers Assisted
Learning, vol. 25, pp. 43-55, 2008.
[12] P. Kim, Ji-S. Hong, C. Bonk, and G. Lim, "Effects of group reflection
variations in project-based learning integrated in a web 2.0 learning
pace", Interactive Learning Environments, pp. 1-17, 2009.
[13] N.M. Nordin,andJ. Klobas, "Wikis as collaborative learning tools for
knowledge sharing: Shifting the education landscape".Available online
from:
http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/apeid/Conference/13t
h_Conference/Papers/5.B.2._Wiki_as_Collaborative_Learning_Tools_f
or_Knowledge_Sharing_Shifting_the_Education.pdf
[14] T.L. Heafner,andA. M. Friedman, "Wikis and constructivism in
secondary social studies: Fostering a deeper understanding", Computers
in the Schools, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 288-302, 2008.
[15] S. Kasemvilas,andL. Olfman,"Design alternatives for a MediaWiki to
support collaborative writing. Journal of Information, Information
Technology, and Organizations, vol. 4, pp. 87-104, 2009.
[16] I. Elgort, A.G. Smith, andJ. Toland, "Is wiki an effective platform for
group course work?",Australian Journal of Educational Technology,
vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 195-210, 2008.
[17] W.W.W. Ma, andA.H.K Yuen, "A qualitative analysis on collaborative
learning experience of student journalists usingwiki", In: J. Fong, R.
Kwan, & F.L. Wang (Eds.), Hybrid Learning and Education.
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hybrid Learning
(pp. 103-114). Lectures Notes in Computer Science 5169. Berlin:
Springer-Verlag, 2008.
[18] W. Britcliffe, andR. Walker,"Making wikis work: How do we create
the conditions for effective collaborative learning?"ALT-C 2007,
Nottingham, UK, 4-6 September, pp. 91-92, 2007.
[19] W.-C. Shih, S-S. Tseng, and C.-T. Yang, "Wiki-based rapid prototyping
for teaching-material design in e-learning grids", Computers &
Education,vol. 51, pp. 1037-1057, 2008.
[20] MediaWiki. Available online from: http://www.mediawiki.org
[21] P. Dillenbourg, M. Baker, A. Blaye, and C. O-Malley, "The evolution
of research on collaborative writing", in E. Spada and P. Reiman (Eds),
Learning in Humans and Machine: Towards an interdisciplinary
Learning Science. Oxford: Elsevier, 1996, pp. 189-211.
[22] T. Judd, G. Kennedy, and S. Cropper, "Using wikis for collaborative
learning: Assessing collaboration through contribution", Australasian
Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 341-354, 2010.
[23] E. Scanlon, "How gender influences learners working collaboratively
with science simulations", Learning and Instruction, vol. 10, pp. 463-
481, 2000.
[24] M. Notari, "How to use a wiki in education: Wiki-based effective
constructive learning", Proceedings of the 2006 International
Symposium on Wikis, Odense, Denmark, pp. 131-132, 2006. Available
online from: http://www.wikisym.org/ws2006/proceedings/p131.pdf
[25] J.P. Workman, "Wikis in the classroom: Opportunities and challenges",
Marketing Education Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 19-25, 2008.
[26] S. Wheeler and D. Wheeler, "Usingwikis to promote quality learning in
teacher training",Learning, Media and Technology, vol. 34, no. 1, pp.
1-10, 2009.
[27] C. McLoughlin, and M. J.W. Lee, "Social software and participatory
learning: Pedagogical choices with technology affordances in the web
2.0 era", Proceedings of ascilite,Singapore, 2007, pp. 664-675.
[28] I. Karasavvidis, "Wiki uses in higher Education: Exploring barriers to
successful implementation", Interactive Learning Environments, vol.
18, no. 3, pp. 129-231, 2010.
[29] L.S. Vygotsky, Mind and Society: The Development of Higher Mental
Processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.
[30] E. Wenger, Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
[31] B. Lamb, "Wide open spaces: Wikis, ready or not", EDUCAUSE
Review, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 36-48, 2004. Available online from:
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReview
MagazineVolume39/WideOpenSpacesWikisReadyorNot/157925
[32] D.N.A. Hayes, "ICT and learning: Lessons from Australian
classrooms", Computers & Education, vol. 49, pp. 385-395, 2007.
[1] K.R. Parker, and J.T. Chao, "Wiki as a teaching tool", Interdisciplinary
Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects,vol. 3, pp. 57-72, 2007.
Available online from: http://www.ijello.org/Volume3/IJKLOv3p057-
072Parker284.pdf
[2] J. F. Carter, "Lines of communications: Using a wiki in a mathematics
course", Primus, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1-17, 2009.
[3] K. Leung, and S.K. Wah Chu (2009), "Using wikis for collaborative
learning: A case study of an undergraduate students- group project in
Hong Kong". Available online from:
http://www.ickm2009.org/snews/upload/ickm_2009
[4] S. Minocha, and P.G. Thomas, "Collaborative learning in a wiki
environment: Experiences from a software engineering course", New
Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 187-209,
2007.
[5] J.L. Mindel, and S. Verma, "Wikis for teaching and learning",
Communications of AIS, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 2-38, 2006.
[6] M. Cole, "Using wiki technology to support student engagement:
Lessons from the trenches", Computer & Education, vol. 52, pp. 141-
146, 2009.
[7] J. Dron, "Designing the undesignable: Social software and control",
Educational Technology & Society, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 60-71, 2007.
[8] H. Meishar-Tal, and P. Gorsky, "Wikis: What students do and do not do
when writing collaboratively", The Journal of Open and Distance
Learning,vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 25-35, 2010.
[9] J.M. Weber, "Are we ready for the wiki?", 2008 SMA Conference
Proceedings, Society for Marketing Advances, St. Petersburg, FL (11/7-
11/10), 2008, pp. 231-232.
[10] Y-C.J. Chao, and H.C. Lo, "Students- perceptions of wiki-based
collaborative writing for learners of English as a foreign language",
Interactive Learning Environments, pp. 1-17, 2009.
[11] G. Trentin, "Using a wiki to evaluate individual contribution to a
collaborative learning project", Journal of Computers Assisted
Learning, vol. 25, pp. 43-55, 2008.
[12] P. Kim, Ji-S. Hong, C. Bonk, and G. Lim, "Effects of group reflection
variations in project-based learning integrated in a web 2.0 learning
pace", Interactive Learning Environments, pp. 1-17, 2009.
[13] N.M. Nordin,andJ. Klobas, "Wikis as collaborative learning tools for
knowledge sharing: Shifting the education landscape".Available online
from:
http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/apeid/Conference/13t
h_Conference/Papers/5.B.2._Wiki_as_Collaborative_Learning_Tools_f
or_Knowledge_Sharing_Shifting_the_Education.pdf
[14] T.L. Heafner,andA. M. Friedman, "Wikis and constructivism in
secondary social studies: Fostering a deeper understanding", Computers
in the Schools, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 288-302, 2008.
[15] S. Kasemvilas,andL. Olfman,"Design alternatives for a MediaWiki to
support collaborative writing. Journal of Information, Information
Technology, and Organizations, vol. 4, pp. 87-104, 2009.
[16] I. Elgort, A.G. Smith, andJ. Toland, "Is wiki an effective platform for
group course work?",Australian Journal of Educational Technology,
vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 195-210, 2008.
[17] W.W.W. Ma, andA.H.K Yuen, "A qualitative analysis on collaborative
learning experience of student journalists usingwiki", In: J. Fong, R.
Kwan, & F.L. Wang (Eds.), Hybrid Learning and Education.
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hybrid Learning
(pp. 103-114). Lectures Notes in Computer Science 5169. Berlin:
Springer-Verlag, 2008.
[18] W. Britcliffe, andR. Walker,"Making wikis work: How do we create
the conditions for effective collaborative learning?"ALT-C 2007,
Nottingham, UK, 4-6 September, pp. 91-92, 2007.
[19] W.-C. Shih, S-S. Tseng, and C.-T. Yang, "Wiki-based rapid prototyping
for teaching-material design in e-learning grids", Computers &
Education,vol. 51, pp. 1037-1057, 2008.
[20] MediaWiki. Available online from: http://www.mediawiki.org
[21] P. Dillenbourg, M. Baker, A. Blaye, and C. O-Malley, "The evolution
of research on collaborative writing", in E. Spada and P. Reiman (Eds),
Learning in Humans and Machine: Towards an interdisciplinary
Learning Science. Oxford: Elsevier, 1996, pp. 189-211.
[22] T. Judd, G. Kennedy, and S. Cropper, "Using wikis for collaborative
learning: Assessing collaboration through contribution", Australasian
Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 341-354, 2010.
[23] E. Scanlon, "How gender influences learners working collaboratively
with science simulations", Learning and Instruction, vol. 10, pp. 463-
481, 2000.
[24] M. Notari, "How to use a wiki in education: Wiki-based effective
constructive learning", Proceedings of the 2006 International
Symposium on Wikis, Odense, Denmark, pp. 131-132, 2006. Available
online from: http://www.wikisym.org/ws2006/proceedings/p131.pdf
[25] J.P. Workman, "Wikis in the classroom: Opportunities and challenges",
Marketing Education Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 19-25, 2008.
[26] S. Wheeler and D. Wheeler, "Usingwikis to promote quality learning in
teacher training",Learning, Media and Technology, vol. 34, no. 1, pp.
1-10, 2009.
[27] C. McLoughlin, and M. J.W. Lee, "Social software and participatory
learning: Pedagogical choices with technology affordances in the web
2.0 era", Proceedings of ascilite,Singapore, 2007, pp. 664-675.
[28] I. Karasavvidis, "Wiki uses in higher Education: Exploring barriers to
successful implementation", Interactive Learning Environments, vol.
18, no. 3, pp. 129-231, 2010.
[29] L.S. Vygotsky, Mind and Society: The Development of Higher Mental
Processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.
[30] E. Wenger, Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
[31] B. Lamb, "Wide open spaces: Wikis, ready or not", EDUCAUSE
Review, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 36-48, 2004. Available online from:
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReview
MagazineVolume39/WideOpenSpacesWikisReadyorNot/157925
[32] D.N.A. Hayes, "ICT and learning: Lessons from Australian
classrooms", Computers & Education, vol. 49, pp. 385-395, 2007.
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allow students to transform a text into a collective document by
information sharing and group reflection. However, despite the
promising collaborative capabilities of wikis, their pedagogical value
regarding collaborative writing is still questionable. Wiki alone
cannot make collaborative writing happen, and students do not
automatically become more active, participate, and collaborate with
others when they use wikis. To foster collaborative writing and active
involvement in wiki development there is a need for a systematic
approach to wikis. Themain goal of this paper is to propose and
evaluate a co-writing approach to the development of wikis, along
with the study of three wiki applications to report on pedagogical
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