Reflection
Having planned what you were to do with a wiki, and then carried this out with learners, this is the final section of the course. You will report back your reflections of what you learnt by using wikis in the classroom. This reporting back will be done to others on the course with whom you should also share feedback on experiences.
Activity 10 Reporting back
Reminder
Did you post and receive feedback on your and others’ plans in activity 7?
The objective of this course activity is to share reflections and feedback with others.
You will now reflect on, and discuss, the impact of the use of a wiki on learning. In your planning you identified some purposes and pedagogical aims.
To what extent were those gains achieved? How do you know? What evidence can you provide? Go to the forum to discuss these questions.
Click the discussion button for some key questions to help you evaluate.
Discussion
| What did the learners do? | What did the pupils do while using the wiki? |
| What are they learning and how do you know? | This is an issue of assessment including observation, discussion, question and answer, testing, etc. |
| Was it worthwhile? | This question relates to your purposes and intended pedagogical aims. |
| What did I do? | Action enquiry is often done by individuals in their own work. There can be a group asking themselves the same questions. This question requires a description of your own actions. |
| What did I learn? | This requires analysis of your data and reflection on your answers. |
| What do I intend to do next? | This relates to your next steps for action. This is where you will try to do things to achieve an improvement and to make the work you do with learners more worthwhile in your terms. |
Want to find out more? (Optional)
The Periodic Fable website provides a list of the advantages & disadvantages [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] of using a wiki in an educational context. You might reflect on whether your use concurs with this list.
Professional Standards
The use of wikis in learning and teaching will provide you with evidence that may be useful when considering the Professional Standards for teaching. You will have collected evidence from planning through to your notes and evaluation to discussion in the forum. Such evidence may be useful to you when demonstrating ways in which you have met the Standards.
Activity 11 TDA Professional Standards
The objective of doing this course activity is to reflect on what you have done in relation to the TDA Standards.
Depending on the stage of your career, different Standards may be relevant. Consider which ones are most pertinent to your role and note them here. Once you have made some notes click the Discussion button to reveal a possible set of standards.
Discussion
C7: Evaluate their performance and be committed to improving their practice through appropriate professional development.
C8: Have a creative and constructively critical approach towards innovation; being prepared to adapt their practice where benefits and improvements are identified.
C17: Know how to use skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT to support their teaching and wider professional activities.
C27: Design opportunities for learners to develop their literacy, numeracy, ICT and thinking and learning skills appropriate within their phase and context.
P10: Contribute to the professional development of colleagues through coaching and mentoring, demonstrating effective practice, and providing advice and feedback.
E2: Research and evaluate innovative curricular practices and draw on research outcomes and other sources of external evidence to inform their own practice and that of colleagues.
E14: Contribute to the professional development of colleagues using a broad range of techniques and skills appropriate to their needs so that they demonstrate enhanced and effective practice.
Using the wiki for teaching and learning