Wiki Use that Increases Communication and Collaboration Motivation

Autor/in	Davidson, Robyn
Titel	Wiki Use that Increases Communication and Collaboration Motivation
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning Design, 5 (2012) 2, S.38-49 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1832-8342
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Web 2.0 Technologies; Web Sites; Editing; Collaborative Writing; Cooperative Learning; Student Projects; Technology Uses in Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Writing Skills; Access to Information; Accounting; Graduate Study; Data Interpretation; Praxis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Web-Design; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Kooperatives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtserfolg; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung
Abstract	Communication and collaboration can be readily enabled by the use of many ICT tools. A wiki, which is an easily accessible and editable website, is one such platform that provides the opportunity for students to work on group projects without the barriers that arise from traditional group work. Whilst wiki use is becoming more common, its use in education is patchy and pedagogical reasoning and evaluation of such use is under explored. This paper addresses the gap in pedagogy and evaluation in the context of accounting studies. A traditional assessment task of writing an essay that involved a research and knowledge component was redesigned to enable groups to communicate and collaborate at a distance using a wiki. Through participant observation and student reflections of the group project, a wiki was found to be an effective platform to communicate and collaborate on a group project and enabled different barriers to be broken down. Wikis provide ubiquitous access to group work, organisation and version control, levels the playing field for dominant and shy students, and provides transparency for non-performers and high achievers. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10