Learning outcomes

Professional and reflective practitioner skills

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

• identify opportunities for groups of learners to use wikis in a collaborative situation
• consider how wikis may be used in other contexts to encourage learners to collaborate on multiply authored projects.

Practical skills

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

• create a wiki page using open source software or register for a hosted wiki space
• make use of wikis that are already available on your school VLE or learning platform.

Knowledge and understanding

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

• consider how a wiki could be used as a tool to support learners in a collaborative activity
• understand how to support learners in the collaborative activity by providing ground rules and making all learners feel able to add to the wiki.

Cognitive skills

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

• critically assess the use of wikis as a tool for successful collaborative activity
• discuss the issues around codes of conduct for multiple authoring.