Students take the lead with Wikis

Presented by: Professors

Linda HemingwayLisa Logan Rich

Accounting Club Officers Elizabeth Kimbrough

William Davis

Athens State Student Chapter

What is a Wiki

Sorry that is a wookie

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What is a Wiki

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Why use a Wiki

S Simple to learn E Easy and fun to edit C Collaborative

S Simple to learn E Easy and fun to edit C Collaborative

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How a Wiki is set up Front Page

Content Area 1 Content Area 2 Content Area 3

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More play by play on Wikis

No knowledge HTML required Encourages sharing of ideas and responsibilities Easy way to collaborate Ability to revert back to old versionsAbility to track who’s done what & whereFostering collaboration among colleagues

No knowledge HTML required Encourages sharing of ideas and responsibilities Easy way to collaborate Ability to revert back to old versionsAbility to track who’s done what & whereFostering collaboration among colleagues

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Demo How to wiki

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“WIKIs in Plain English”

ASU Accounting Club partial SWOT analysis

Strengths Weakness

Strong support in day classes Lack of support in night and D/L classes

Great officer base Problem with timely communication of meeting times flyers sometimes not noticed

Support from the entire business faculty

D/L students had no way to participate in the club

Officers were not always timely in turning in reports.

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Needed a team effort Solution

Develop a Wiki that will house the club information D/L and night students can login and be a part of the process Officers can turn in reports in a central repository All officers can help to develop the Wiki

Develop a Wiki that will house the club information D/L and night students can login and be a part of the process Officers can turn in reports in a central repository All officers can help to develop the Wiki

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Students will DemoThe Wiki

for the Accounting Clubwww.asuima.pbworks.com

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Go Wild with WikisWendy Cowan, PhD Education

Training Website

Michael Gibson Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)

CIT Online

Lisa Logan Rich, PhDInformation Systems

DL Orientation

Faculty ResearchStudent Organizations

A Complete Distance Course: Elements that Encourage Collaboration

8:30 – 9:30 am Riverview Meeting Room 2

• Creative ways to build online learning communities:– Tegrity (asynchronous lectures)– Wimba (synchronous classes)– Wikis (student collaboration)– YouTube (student videos)– Podcasts (faculty and students)

• Remove the “distance” from your DL courses!