Thanks for your feedback
I've just started reading this, but a few thoughts
right off:
"As every experiment it should be reproducible"
This is not possible because Wikipedia has a world-wide audience and
is a
top 10 website. No comparable can be expected to develop.
My evaluation of wiki learning case studies tend in fact to infirm the
size argument. Small wikis have managed to very similar features (both
on the positive and negative sides).
Also, compared to using Wikipedia in junior high or
college sophomore
research, active editing of technical or contested subjects is a far
more
profound educational experience.
It is perhaps not clear enough but the study is only concerned with
active participation.
Fred
Hello,
I have already discussed this work on the mailing list two months
ago.
You may now find the preprint on Wikipapers:
http://wikipapers.referata.com/wiki/File:Wikipedia_E-Learning_Model_Preprin…
The typo might be somehow hazardous; this is my first scholar
publication in English and I still need to adapt to some unfamiliar
formal norms.
The original data will be disclosed in a shortwhile, probably on
Meta-
Wiki.
Pierre-Carl Langlais
Abstract :
This chapter gives a global appraisal of wiki-based pedagogic
projects. The growing influence of Wikipedia on students research
practices have actually made these a promising area for educational
research.
A compilation of data published by 30 previous academic case studies
reveals several recurrent features. Wikis are not so easily adopted:
most wiki learning programs begin by a slow initial phase, marked
by a
general unwillingness to adapt to an unusual environment. Some
sociological factors, like age and, less clearly, gender may
contribute to increase this initial reluctance.
In spite of their uneasiness, wikis proved precious tools on one
major
aspect: they give a vivid representation of scientific communities.
Students get acquainted with some valuable epistemic practices and
norms, such as collaborative work and critical thought. While not
improving significantly the memorization of information, wikis
clearly
enhance research abilities.
This literature review can assist teachers in determining whether the
use of wiki fits their pedagogic aims.
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