If there is one thing more enjoyable than learning new ways to utilize technology, it is learning about new technology while eating delicious pie. Yes. Pie. Three types. But we’ll get back to that. The Wiki (made popular by the ubiquitous Wikipedia) was the topic for the first Emerging Technology and Pie workshop of the…
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Emerging Technology and Pie: Using Wikis with Students
Academic Computing is pleased to announce our next “Emerging Technologies and Pie” event of the semester: Using Wikis with Students Monday, November 16, 2009 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM Professors Millicent Thayer from Sociology and Kenneth Kitchel from Classics will join us to discuss their experience using wikis with their students. A “wiki” is a…
Tips for Engaging Students with Wikis
“If you build it, they will come” doesn’t always work with technology, and wikis are no exception. How do you get students to go to the resources you establish as part of a class, and how do you get them to engage with the material or the tool once you’ve gotten them there? If you…
Web 2.0 Wednesday #5: Wikis
Wikis are an increasingly popular Web 2.0 tool being used for educational purposes, but wikis are also a tool that can be difficult to understand at first. Read on to learn more about what a wiki is, how you might use a wiki in your teaching, and where you can go to setup a wiki.