Blended Learning

Blended Learning Tool
Student collaboration
Educational Purpose
Individual activity
Wiki üü üü
Blog ü üü
Discussion Board
üü
Webcasting üü üü
E-portfolio ü üü
Online quizzes and surveys
In-class quizzes and polling
üü
üü
LAMS üü üü
Note: üü = very suitable; ü = can be used
Figure 8: Blended learning tools and purposes
Wiki
A wiki is simply a webpage or multiple web pages where users can collaborate to create and edit content
including text, images and multimedia elements. Therefore a wiki is a very useful tool for group collaboration.
Wikis can be used for a range of student activities, for example:
‣ ¾ Group work projects where students work together on a task or problem which culminates in the
development of a collective essay or report, (e.g., a medical diagnosis, a product review or a legal brief);
‣ ¾ Producing collaborative resources (e.g., web site, glossary of terms, annotated bibliography).
A wiki can also be used for individual student activities such as:
‣ ¾ Reflecting on learning experiences during a workplace placement by making entries to an online journal;
‣ ¾ Students create a collection of their work to be used as evidence of their skills and achievements such as
in a portfolio.
Wikis can also be reviewed or assessed by peers, teaching staff or industry experts. Please see the section on
“Assessment” for more information.
For staff and student guides (both technical and pedagogical) on using wikis in
Learning@Griffith, visit:
Ü Blended Learning Support site > Using Learning@Griffith > Communication and
collaboration tools> Wiki
“7 Things You Should Know About Wikis” (Educause Learning Initiative 2005):
http://www.educause.edu/node/156807
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