Learning from a wiki way of learning

Authors

Kelly L. Page, Columbia College Chicago
Nina Reynolds, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

92678

Publication Details

Page, K. L. & Reynolds, N. (2015). Learning from a wiki way of learning. Studies in Higher Education, 40 (6), 988-1013.

Abstract

There is a growing need to design learning experiences in higher education that develop collaborative and mediated social writing practices. A wiki way of learning addresses these needs. This paper reports findings from a case study involving 58 postgraduate students who in small groups participated over eight weeks in a mediated collaborative writing project with and through wiki contexts. The project was not assessed but designed for task-based domain learning. Evaluation of the project was conducted using data drawn from multiple sources collected before, during and after the project. Findings show that participation in the project had a positive relationship with student exam performance, and web familiarity. Patterns of individual and group wiki project participation, and sex differences in participation, are discussed.