I got excited about the wiki tool this week and spent quite a bit of time working on the Critical Thinking pages, but I really can see where I will use this in my class. It is a great place to gather information in various forms such as text, video, links, and presentations to pull together the complex issues Critical Thinking brings to the forefront.
Last spring I was having trouble sensing whether my online students were actually digging deeply enough to really grasp these tools. When having them contribute to a class wiki, I feel I can draw out even more participation and actual Critical Thinking and learning.
I also liked Buckland's ideas concerning group work where the students score each other. Personally I would let students do so, and then I would give those who are not content the opportunity to improve their quality of work prior to receiving a final grade on these projects.
The other great part about group work on a wiki is that the instructor can see who participated, to what level each person participated, and who did not. I know the logon can always be faked if a person really wants to cheat, but I feel this tool is more than a step above what we have in face-to-face classroom settings or in Blackboard for monitoring group work at this time.
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