NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
From Poetry to Palmerstown: Using Wikipedia to Teach Critical Skills and Information Literacy in a First-Year Seminar
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McKenzie, Brian; Brown, Jonathan; Casey, Denis; Cooney, Adeline; Darcy, Eamon; Giblin, Susan; Ní Mhórdha, Máire – College Teaching, 2018
Wikipedia can serve as an effective, engaging tool for teaching key information literacy skills. This article examines the experience of seven faculty members and over four hundred students who edited Wikipedia as part of a first-year seminar. We review the literature surrounding the pedagogical value of Wikipedia and then discuss our goals in…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Information Literacy, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Computer-Mediated Collaborative Writing in L2 Contexts: An Analysis of Empirical Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Li, Mimi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
Computer-mediated collaborative writing has been increasingly implemented in L2 contexts due to wider awareness of affordances and benefits of Web 2.0 technologies. A systematic review of empirical studies over the recent decade is called forth in order to arouse broadened knowledge and provide new insights in this promising area. This study…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Instruction
Wikipedia Uses in Learning Design: A Literature Review
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Fessakis, Georgios; Zoumpatianou, Maria – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2012
This paper is a literature review report concerning educational uses of Wikipedia in the first 10 years of its existence. The aim of the work is the tracing and the presentation of published and validated educational applications of Wikipedia in a manner that could inform learning design by teachers or researchers. For the review, 24 scientific…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, Literature Reviews
Strategies of Collaborative Writing and Intellectual Enrichment.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Haber, Marian Wynne – Journalism Educator, 1994
Discusses various aspects of collaborative writing and advocates its use in college journalism courses. (SR)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Journalism Education