Wikis as collaboration tools
Educared@ndonos: el wiki y la colaboración
The document linked above reports on a project I have implemented during this school year, integrating a wiki (hosted at http://theoryofeducation.pbwiki.com/) into the curriculum of “Theory of Education”, a subject I teach at a private teacher’s training college (all lessons are held in English, to favour the trainees acquisition of the foreign language). I wrote it in Spanish to submit it to a competition held by Educar-Intel. (don’t look for my name among the winners! :-P)
The class was made up by 23 first-year students, who had just entered the institution. We met only once a week for 80 minutes, and the school had no access to computers.
By integrating a wiki into our curriculum tools (adapting a writing task assigned on previous school years) , I aimed at:
- transforming my f2f course into a blended course
- fostering group cohesion
- promoting peer collaboration
- introducing teacher trainees into the educational potential of new technologies
You may prefer to have a look at the slidesI created to go with the report. Even if you cannot understand Spanish, the images on slides #3 and 12 can help you see the effect on wiki integration on the student’s perception of the writing task.
As indicated in the report, the experience was really positive. I’m determined to repeat it again in future school years! 
Gladys
