Notes+from+Week+3

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Assigned domains of information to edit ->Working together as a class to generate a whole body of information ->Encouraging responsible creation of content, with citation ->Enables presentation of students' own understandings ->Can continuously update articles - continuous drafting process, removes expectation of PERFECTION ->a digital expression of social constructivism

Group-based learning ->Allows presentation of various methods ->Authentic materials ->ever-developing mind-map, can learn lessons of hierarchy of ideas, structure etc etc etc

Continuity - within a cohort, expanding knowledge, expanding content Guest authoring by students of younger students' wiki Empowerment of students

Possibility - loss of control of authorship, lack of collaborative atmosphere Requires specific cultural instruction in order to overcome resistance to change FLAG parts of articles that need work

TEACHER'S ROLE Write an article and INVITE students to edit - perhaps even load it with areas for mistakes or areas for further explanation Teacher as administrator, initially.

ACTIVITIES FOR OUR PRESENTATION -find three sentences and an image from pre-defined links -link back to main page -if finishing early...another group task - edit/reformat something
 * Using the wiki - set up a basic wiki with some un-written pages.
 * Prepare in advance.
 * CELL-WIKI - each group has a topic to edit


 * pros and cons discussion - go through a series of pages in the wiki and end up creating the discussion page..


 * in pre-discussion of wiki pros and cons, actually modify a page on the wiki, live.