I have just returned from a panel discussion on wikis by faculty of the Arts and Sciences Department. I have been using wikis for three years in my classes, but I learned an enormous amount from these professors.
What I saw, was that there are probably at least 4 ways in which to use a wiki:
1. Use a wiki as a course management tool instead of something like Blackboard or Moodle. An excellent example is Miss Baker's Biology Class. This wiki won the the Edublogs award for Single Subject Teacher Wiki.
2. Use a wiki as a single topic collaborative project. A great example is Salks Periodic Table . This is another prize winner. It won the Edublogs award for single topic wiki.
3. Use the wiki as blog, a discussion board, or place where people can collaborate on a creative project. See the English Advertising Class wiki. It was nominated for an Edublogs award.
4. Educational Consultant's Informational Wiki: Clif's Wiki. It is a great collection of resources on education and technology.
Check out these wikis for ideas. They were all nominated for the Edublogs Awards - Best Educational Wiki category.
Happy wiki'ing
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A personal view of the world of gifted education by Catharine de Wet, Assistant Professor in Gifted and Talented Education at the University of Alabama.
