Wikis+as+collaborative+writing+tools+in+science+education

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Abstract
Wikis are web-hosted sites that facilitate collaborative writing. In my Biology in Elementary Schools course at Saint Michael's College, I have replaced traditional term papers with wikis. The advantages of this easy-to-use format include rapid communication of ideas, elimination of version creep, and valuing individual student contributions. Because material accumulates from year to year, students' writing is valued beyond the time period of their college course, is a contribution shared with a far broader community, and is still accessible to them when they graduate and have their own classrooms. Disadvantages are few and are outweighed by the advantages. The product of this approach, in addition to students with hands-on experience using wikis and teaching science, is a growing set of online science lesson plans.

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 * [|1] [|Learning Objectives]
 * [|2] [|Introduction]
 * [|3] [|The course model]
 * [|3.1] [|Developing lesson plans]
 * [|3.2] [|Working with partner teachers]
 * [|3.3] [|Working with children in our partner schools]
 * [|3.4] [|Logistics of the six-ring circus]
 * [|4] [|Wikis and collaborative learning]
 * [|4.1] [|Sharing classroom tools on a wiki]
 * [|5] [|Working in online communities]
 * [|6] [|Establishing a format for the wiki]
 * [|6.1] [|Dealing with images]
 * [|7] [|Advantages of wikis]
 * [|7.1] [|Ease of use]
 * [|7.2] [|Efficiency]
 * [|7.3] [|Sharing resources]
 * [|7.4] [|Rapid response to student writing]
 * [|8] [|Issues particular although not unique to wikis]
 * [|8.1] [|When plagiarism becomes copyright violation]
 * [|8.2] [|Students’ intellectual property]
 * [|8.3] [|Exposure to vandalism]
 * [|9] [|Case Studies]
 * [|9.1] [|A lava lamp without electricity?]
 * [|9.2] [|Oxygen production (or not)]
 * [|9.3] [|Worms have legs?]
 * [|9.4] [|Opportunities to reflect]
 * [|10] [|Take-home lessons]
 * [|11] [|Summary]
 * [|12] [|Websites Mentioned]
 * [|13] [|Glossary]
 * [|14] [|References]

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