Hodge, M., Hamilton, A., & Burwash, S. (2010). Creating an Information Resource for Students by Students via wiki. Poster presentation at University of Alberta Festival of Teaching “I teach because... I learn because...”. Edmonton, AB, Canada. February 10, 2010.

1. Faculty of
Rehabilitation
Medicine
Megan Hodge Project Aims
Speech-Language To enhance the digital technology skills of students so that they can
Pathology develop and disseminate healthcare resources using online tools such as
a wiki (project supported by a TLEF grant)
 Create a custom peer-reviewed resource based on current literature
Anita Hamilton
 60 first year SLP students
Occupational
 30 neurological conditions relevant to practice
Therapy
 Available for future reference
Susan Burwash
Occupational The assignment The wiki
Therapy
Create a useful, student-friendly, Develop excellent health care
up-to-date resource about resources using online tools
neurological conditions Select user-friendly wiki program
Transformative Learning
encountered in practice pbworks.com
 Wiki identified as a “safe place” to
provide peer feedback
 Being able to link pages within the Provide clear written expectations
Introduce the purposes of the
wiki enabled students to see links about assessment purpose,
research project during class
between conditions process, format and grading
 The simplicity of this assignment
was a good fit for learning wiki
“basics”
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Create student partnerships using
Develop wiki template before
students commence
 The complexity of assignments can a random yet transparent process
Wiki training in computer lab
increase as wiki expertise develops
Emphasize to students how the
project requires authentic Provide ongoing technical support
collaboration to create a class throughout project
Re-usable skills resource
Students reported that they:
 used wikis for other assignments Make grades dependent on the Invite students to focus groups to
 taught others how to use a wiki quality of students’ work and provide feedback on using a wiki
critique of one other pair’s work for a group project
Instructor reported that she:
 increased her confidence in using
social media
Recognize and celebrate students’ successful completion of the assignment
 recommended use of wikis to others
using the wiki by providing them with a “gift” of their work in compact
disc format
A re-usable resource for ongoing use in studies and future practice!
Re-usable resource
 Students given a CD to keep a copy of all resources developed on the
wiki
 Students reported that they used the information in a subsequent
assignment
 OTcolleague adapted assignment format and process for use in a course
where students learned about mental health conditions