Learning outcomes

Professional and reflective practitioner skills

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • incorporate the use of a wiki with learners in their school and subject contexts as appropriate
  • reflect on, and discuss, the impact of the use of a wiki on learning.

Practical skills

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • edit a wiki page
  • select a wiki tool appropriate for intended use
  • set up a wiki
  • incorporate text and other media on a wiki page
  • manage users (authors, reviewers etc) of a wiki.

Knowledge and understanding

At the completion of this course, you should be able to demonstrate:

  • that you know what a wiki is
  • that you know what wikis may be used for in education
  • an understanding of the issues involved in using wikis in the classroom.

Cognitive skills

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • critically review the use of wikis in educational contexts and share these reviews with others
  • discuss different ways in which wikis might be used in learning contexts in schools.

Course schedule