Wiki - Educational platform

WikiEducator Educational Platform for Small Nations : 

WikiEducator Educational Platform for Small Nations Ramesh C Sharma

WikiEducator: Learning4Content #37 Workshop : 

WikiEducator: Learning4Content #37 Workshop 24 April 2010 Presentation given for

Facilitators : 

Facilitators

Background : 

Background Open Education Resources (OER) are becoming much more pervasive in tertiary education. Developing content which can be shared within one institution, or across continents represents a powerful paradigm shift in the distribution methods of learning content and courseware from traditional publishing models to those which are open and collaborative in nature. Major initiatives from leading institutions to provide open courseware further support the growth of this segment of online learning. - Patricia Schlicht

Wiki : 

Wiki One of the best example of Web 2.0 Read/Write capability

Wiki for a University System : 

Wiki for a University System Content Photo News Policies Training materials

Wiki for a University System : 

Wiki for a University System Academic purposes Administration Library and Research Computers Career, counselling and guidance Lets see some examples …

The Ohio University Libraries Biz Wiki : 

The Ohio University Libraries Biz Wiki

UCalgary Wiki : 

UCalgary Wiki

UMWiki : 

UMWiki

Purdue University Career Wiki : 

Purdue University Career Wiki

IGNOU Wiki : 

IGNOU Wiki

Stanford University Wiki : 

Stanford University Wiki

Suitable platform for learning new skills : 

Suitable platform for learning new skills Simple Syntax Now a WYSIWIG editor Good for those places where training facilities are limited

Online "idea space" : 

Online "idea space" For teachers to place their thoughts, ideas, and other information relating to their subject area use the wiki format to prepare a course syllabus for their school classes, or to write a book with multiple authors

Collaboration : 

Collaboration http://www.tonybates.ca/2010/01/17/latest-issue-of-irrodl/

Wikieducator for Administration : 

Wikieducator for Administration Can lead to reduced email communication Sharing Memo, notifications, minutes of meetings etc Compilation of reports from all scattered places like University of Guyana has its campuses scattered all over the country

Case Study 1 : 

Case Study 1 Open Education, 2007 David Wiley taught a 3 credit course using Wiki Used weekly reading and blogging Assignments and grading Over 50 learners took this course http://www.opencontent.org/wiki/index.php?title=Intro_Open_Ed_Syllabus#Goals_of_the_Course Source: Sanjaya Mishra – Wiki in Course Development

Case Study 2 : 

Case Study 2 SLM Development , 2008 Sanjaya Mishra trained 20 individuals to write self-learning materials Used weekly reading and GoogleGroup Wiki-based Tasks to develop SLM using wiki Learning contract, certification, online activities, visible outputs http://wikieducator.org/IGSLM_Background Source: Sanjaya Mishra – Wiki in Course Development

Case Study 3 : 

Case Study 3 Bangladesh Open School SLM Training F2F and Online training Development of Units Collaborative course Development http://wikieducator.org/OPEN_SCHOOL,BANGLADESH Source: Sanjaya Mishra – Wiki in Course Development

How to use Wiki for Course Development : 

How to use Wiki for Course Development MediaWiki Server can be configured to have two iteration of the same course content One for the Course Team, and the other for learners' access Course Team member work to prepare the materials that may require content expertise, media expertise (graphics, audio, video, animation), interaction expertise, and instructional design expertise Quality benchmarks can be developed to see that the material has reached certain level of maturity, and can be transported to the open access platform for the learners' use Source: Sanjaya Mishra – Wiki in Course Development

Advantages : 

Advantages Updating and revision of courses become easy Learner participation in course, and their engagement will improve Some of the user generated content may be useful in revision Courses will become live and dynamic rather than static and outdated Quality of the course would improve as it will adhere to copyright regulations (as it will be open) Source: Sanjaya Mishra – Wiki in Course Development

Advantages : 

Advantages Print copies can be developed automatically using PediaPress PDF server Resources other than main text can also be integrated including Slideshare, YouTube, MindMap, Google Calender, etc. Online quiz, and self-assessment activities can be in-built within the learning material Discussion Forum can be built around lessons Acknowledgments: Thanks to Sanjaya Mishra, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India For his valuable inputs.

Thanks : 

Thanks