Using Wikis in Education

The spread of online tools in education is rapidly increasing. Sener (2010) increased the number of online lecture attendants from 6 million in 2002 to 6 million in 2009. In order to meet the changing student community needs, educators must understand the tools available to enhance learning. In this article I will explain the application of the wiki in education and evaluate the effectiveness of the wiki based on Chickering and Gamson's seven good practice principles (quoted in Hoskins, 2010).

The wiki's technical process is very simple. Most virtual learning environments include wikis and free educational use is www.pbworks.com. In some institutions in the UK and Ireland, reports on their use in education are limited primarily to training of teachers so far. I have learned some lessons necessary to explain ways of editing other people's work or writing in my own language but I found that the students feel that the wiki is easy to use by students It was. Teachers may need initial training to use and manage the wiki. As an example of a wiki developed by a school educator, there is a wiki that each student provides information about the periodic table. In this table, students can edit information on actual work and change specific topics of the exam.

Wiki pages are becoming common in higher education. Professors and students use a wiki. Because they are easy to learn and can be edited by anyone. At Vanderbilt's education center, the general way to use the wiki says: A small research project where wiki is a document for student's work. However, the use of the blog is from the viewpoint of the author, and the reader has the opportunity to comment. However, using the editing function of the wiki, the reader can correct the contents by inputting and modifying the entry of the previous contributor. As a simple fact, let wiki be editable by anyone

Creating a wiki is still one of the best free options for teachers. Among Wikipedia, there is Wikipedia that changed strategies in other education fields. Wikipedia provides a free wiki for educators and imposes it on the business world and the public. Therefore, the teacher can choose to pay for the extended wiki service, but most wiki users do not need to subscribe. I have created an educational wiki for over 10 years, but there is no problem. In the PBworks Education Foundation Edition (www.pbworks.com/education.html), teachers create workspaces and encourage up to 100 students and parents to work in this space. Free accounts have 2 GB of upload storage and protection on pages or folders is restricted. Teachers can upgrade to get more features