I used this PPT in a 30-minute presentation for the SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING & LEARNING at the University of the Pacific. The purpose was to introduce higher ed faculty to the wiki tool

1. The Whacky World of Wikis Teaching/Learning Symposium University of the Pacific Delores E. McNair February 8, 2011

2. Overview I. Welcome/ Introductions II Learning Objectives III. Defining Wikis IV. Group Project Examples from Sakai Questions

3. Learning Outcomes At the end of today’s session, you’ll be able to: Describe a wiki & ways to incorporate into class Identify the benefits of using wikis Describe at least one way to integrate wikis into teaching

4. Today’s Focus Conceptual rather than technical

5. Wikis All Around Us Wikis in Plain English World’s Largest Wiki World of Warcraft

6. Wikis in Action Academic (dis)honesty

7. Evaluate Exercise What worked? What did you like? What might be some disadvantages to this exercise?

8. How Wiki Tool Overcomes the Disadvantages of Flip Charts Can access & update from anywhere, anytime Easy to see who participated Content can be negotiated Easy to revise & edit Information is easy to recover (so it’s okay to make a mistake!) Students take ownership

9. Examples Introductions Teachable Moments: Alphabetical Order, Comment Feature, Oops – I erased the wiki! Committee Assignments Chapter Summaries Who contributed? Article Critiques

10. Companion Sakai Site

11. Questions?