Analysis of the implementation of wiki-based platforms in university education
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Wikis, wiki platforms, wiki engines, e-learning, EHEA, wikis in teachingAbstract
Wikis have become increasingly popular both in corporate and educational environments due to the possibilities they offer to support collaborative approaches which can be applied to teaching and knowledge generation. For this reason, they are becoming a valuable tool for the improvement and enrichment of the learning experiences of students and employees. Leading universities all over the world have started to implement their own “wiki” platforms and to successfully apply them in different areas. This success has also encouraged other universities to adopt these platforms, and, as a result, most universities nowadays include wikis as a part of the academic resources available to their students. Nevertheless, not all of the benefits that wikis offer to multidisciplinary university environments are always obtained, and many students and teachers do not use them to their full potential yet. Therefore, the goal of our work is twofold. On the one hand, we aim to obtain a detailed picture of the introduction of wiki platforms in academic communities. This is done through the analysis of the use made of them in different universities located in Spain and in United Kingdom. On the other hand, we pursue to contribute to determine the methodological procedures needed to achieve the full educational potential of wikis. This last goal has led us to a practical case study consisting in the incorporation of a wiki portal as a proactive tool in the teaching of a specific subject from the M.Sc. degree in Computer Science. We hope that the obtained results will help to prepare the most convenient scenarios for the use of wikis in high education programs, as well as to properly analyze the possibilities of these platforms in educational environments. In addition, we hope to contribute to the improvement of wikis as supporting teaching tools towards fully functional multidisciplinary platforms.
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