A journey of teaching and learning with wikis

Abstract

This paper outlines one lecturer’s exploration of the educational applications of wikis in tertiary education and reflects on its outcomes. Covering both undergraduate and postgraduate students, a total of five studies were conducted in a Hong Kong university over a period of four years on how wiki was used in group project work. Rather than allowing students to do group project work using the more traditional word processing applications, the teacher used various types of wikis where students co-constructed their group project work online. The results from these five studies suggest that when used appropriately, wikis have the potential to enhance teaching and learning activities. It is hoped that the experience reported in this paper would enrich the knowledge base on how wikis can be applied in the educational context.