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About the Class: |
One of the most favorite and widely used Web 2.0 technologies is wiki. Wiki is a simple tool consisting of web pages that allows users to create a collaborative online environment. Peer production : an increasingly common characteristic of the 21st Century workplace is now being reflected in teaching environment as well. There are pairs groups of students together to complete shared assignments or tasks. Wiki also allows working groups to follow the ongoing revision history of an individual document. If content is accidentally lost or deleted, it can be easily and immediately restored. The revision history of wiki pages can also be used by teachers to track the contributions being made by each member of a student work group, making assessment of collaborative assignments easier for the participants and the teacher.
Each wiki page also has its own digital discussion tools that can be used by teachers or students to provide feedback or to plan ongoing efforts. When these comment pages are used properly, they enhance the work process of student groups by creating a continuing conversation among the users about the quality of a final product, upcoming meetings, etc.
Wikis are often a natural starting point for teachers interested in digital learning experiences because they are the least intimidating tool to use! Pbwiki is one of the most user friendly services and it is in a constant beta, improvement, upgrading mode. If you are a teacher who believes in the power of cooperative/ collaborative learning, PBwiki is the best solution for you.
In this session you will be- Engaged in the discussion about the leading principles of cooperation and collaboration,
- Be introduced to the wiki concept,
- Explained how wiki works
- What it can be used for,
- You will be also given examples of the best wikis used in the educational settings,
- Be shown a variety of wiki tools
- And have some practice in designing wiki pages, etc.
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About the presenter:
Ludmila Smirnova
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Ludmila Smirnova is Associate Professor of Education at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, N.Y. Prior to coming to the U.S., she was professor of education at Volgograd State Pedagogical University, Russia, where she also served as Dean of the School of Foreign Languages. During her 25-year Russian career, Dr. Smirnova was known for her work in innovative approaches to teaching. She played a key role in creating a model Ecological Gymnasium and other experimental “charter schools” in Southern part of Russia. A number of her Ph.D. students and scores of Masters students worked with her to produce comparative studies of successful innovative efforts in education. Dr. Smirnova has been a Montessori trainer, and has run seminars and training programs for Montessori teachers in Russia, Holland and the U.S.
Moving to the U.S. in 2000, she brought this focus on innovation into the realm of emerging Web technology, where she quickly became recognized for her leadership in Web applications to education. She has used her own teaching to drive her learning, regularly offering such courses as Curricular Planning, Methods of Teaching, Nature of Schools and Society and Teaching with Technology.
Beyond the seventy books and other publications she prepared in Russia, Dr. Smirnova has written for and presented to a growing list of professional audiences in the U.S. She has ran workshops on application of Smart Technologies (Smart Board) and Web 2.0 tools to the American classroom for faculty and teachers from education programs across the northeast and recently, in Mexico.
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