WIkisforTeaching.pdf. Wikis in University Teaching and Learning - Richard Buckland UNSW. Centre for Teaching and Learning - Toolbox - Wikis. Teaching & learning online with wikis. Naomi Augar, Ruth Raitman and Wanlei ZhouSchool of Information TechnologyDeakin University Wikis are fully editable websites; any user can read or add content to a wiki site.
This functionality means that wikis are an excellent tool for collaboration in an online environment. This paper presents wikis as a useful tool for facilitating online education. Basic wiki functionality is outlined and different wikis are reviewed to highlight the features that make them a valuable technology for teaching and learning online. Finally, the paper discuses a wiki project underway at Deakin University.
Introducing wikis Ward Cunningham used the word wiki (the Hawaiian word meaning quick) to name the collaborative tool he developed for use on the Internet in 1994. Figure 1: The Wikipedia wiki encyclopaedia home page Wikis can be used to facilitate computer supported collaborative learning, CSCL. How wikis work Wikis have two different writing modes, or styles of usage. Using Twitter for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development. Hwa Chong Institution - Framework of HCI Wikispaces. Polls & Surveys. What do you Want to Know about Education and Instructional Technology?
(Win $50!) March 6, 2014. Quiz & Polling Tools. Do you have other favorite online quiz or polling tools, examples, or ideas for using them in the library media center?
Share them here. Whether assessing student achievement or gathering information to help evaluate your program and services, information is power. What was once relegated to pencil and paper can now be done easily online with free and easy to use online quiz and polling tools. Great Polling Tools for Teachers ( No Sign-up Required ) So you are looking for some polling tools to use in your classroom but worried about the privacy issues of your students in regard to the information submitted in the registration process. well you don't have to worry any more I have curate a list of some great web tools to create instant polls without the need for any registration.
Why polling in the classroom? Here are some of the benefits of using web-based polling in the c;assroom: Check for understanding and comprehension of what is being taughtGet real-time student feedback on learningUse them for brainstorming Review assigned readingsPoll students on their opinions on a classroom event, project..etcUse polls as discussion promptsUse anonymous voting to see what students think about your teaching strategy, what they like, don't like..etc You can be more creative and come up with other ways to use polling with your students.One big advantage of polling besides what I said above is that it increases students engagement . The Teacher's Guide To Polling In The Classroom. How To Use Mood Boards For Visual Learning 3.15K Views 0 Likes Mood boards are used for photography, game design, interior design, marketing, fashion, music, advertising and even architecture; but who’s to say they shouldn’t be used in the classroom?
(You might be doing this already!) Using Polling and Smartphones to Keep Students Engaged. October 4, 2010 By: John Orlando, PhD in Effective Teaching Strategies, Teaching with Technology It’s an age-old problem.
You want to make the most of every minute you have with your students, but it’s been proven that most people can only retain about 20 minutes of content in our short-term memory before we have to reflect on it in order to move it to our long-term memory or it will be lost. [PDF] Using Assessment & Polls. Assessing Students Using Online Polls - Chicago Urban Education.
As I delve into the use of Web 2.0 technology to motivate the unmotivated student.
I am discovering that my students love it when I use quick polls as an informal assessment tool. These polls allow me to answer simply and quick questions to check their understanding after a lecture. By the way, I only lecture my students for 15 to 20 minutes at a time. How long do your lectures last? When I take classes, I have difficulties following teachers who lecture too long. I use these informal assessment polls to because they engage min the process of observing my students as they learn then evaluating their learning and using the data I gather from the online polls.
Poll or quiz the audience - Educational Technology - Information Resources & Technology (IRT) - Stanford University School of Medicine. What is audience polling?
Would you like to get immediate feedback on a concept you are teaching during class? Find out what students know about the subject before you begin your lecture? Ask multiple choice questions and view projected histograms immediately and share the results with your students? The School of Medicine has polling equipment to accomplish these goals. Watch Dr. [PDF] Can we use twitter for educational activities. [PDF] To use or not to use web 2.0 in higher edn. How To Use Twitter For Teaching And Learning. Are you still unsure about taking the plunge into Twitter?
Worried it’s not actually useful for learning or teaching? Think it’s still just about people talking about what they’re eating? Whether you’re a newbie wondering the above questions or a talented tweeter, there are always new and exciting ways to use Twitter. Lucky for us all, Maggie Verster (check out her edublog here ) created an epic e-torial (e-tutorial!)
Twitter and Teaching and Learning. Using Twitter for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development. Facebook: more for socialising. Facebook use in Uni of Capetown. Facebook & Teacher Self-disclosure. [PDF] Designing online courses that effectively engage lnrs from diverse cultural backgrds. Introduction to Distance Learning. [PDF] Content delivery in the blogosphere. Blogs And Wikis In Teaching And Learning. The Space of Online discussion forums. [PDF] Discussion forums as Lng Resources in web-based edn.