Sometimes I feel like I am 5 years old – excitedly trying to do something new but not really knowing the ramifications of what I’m doing. Will I get a time-out???? Yikes!
Wiki vs Blogging. I think blogging is great – wish I had more time to do it, actually. Wiki seems to be a spot where a lot gets accomplished quickly with various sources of input and you don’t have to get off your chair!! Holy Toledo!! How fantastic is that!!
Personally, I think that Wiki is not a great spot for sourcing. Primary literature will hold that niche for a long time to come. I do not think I would accept a source from Wiki in a paper from a student at all – I’d have them re-do it or take marks off. Obviously I would now let my students know beforehand that a wiki source is not acceptable. BUT they could use a wiki site to share information sources for their papers!!!
I’m sure as I get more comfortable with Web 2.0, I may feel differently about much of this - I still feel so very technologically challenged.
Wiki vs Blogging. I think blogging is great – wish I had more time to do it, actually. Wiki seems to be a spot where a lot gets accomplished quickly with various sources of input and you don’t have to get off your chair!! Holy Toledo!! How fantastic is that!!
Personally, I think that Wiki is not a great spot for sourcing. Primary literature will hold that niche for a long time to come. I do not think I would accept a source from Wiki in a paper from a student at all – I’d have them re-do it or take marks off. Obviously I would now let my students know beforehand that a wiki source is not acceptable. BUT they could use a wiki site to share information sources for their papers!!!
I’m sure as I get more comfortable with Web 2.0, I may feel differently about much of this - I still feel so very technologically challenged.
Hi Barb,
ReplyDeleteI love your posts. Your style is always so energetic! Here's a link to my post on the subject:
http://daleroach.blogspot.com/2009/06/wikis-wikis-everywhere.html
What do you think?
Hi Barb:
ReplyDeleteI see that you are participating in the Wikispace that Mary set up for the session on Wikis. Do you think that you could use a wikispace for student collaboration? Or discussion?
Sue