Advantages Of Wikis

In previous posts, we have briefly examined what a wiki is and why we should consider using wikis for instruction. Now we want to turn our attention to the advantages wikis offer for classroom instruction. Below is a partial list of advantages for using wikis with students.

• Everyone in a group may participate

• Changes to the wiki are instantaneous (additions, deletions, edits, etc.) 

• An instructor may track each individual student and 

  what each student has contributed 

• An instructor may track when those changes/contributions took 

  place (this is especially helpful for when instructors have set deadlines for  

  assignments) 

• Wikis can be used for synchronous and asynchronous learning