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== Physiopedia in teaching and learning<br> == | == Physiopedia in teaching and learning<br> == | ||
As a wiki, Physiopedia offers educators an opportunity to involve their students in the creation of this global resource as part of an educational program. Student involvement in creating, reviewing and updating Physiopedia content is an excellent activity for developing their skills of reflection, critical assessment and writing. <br> | As a wiki, Physiopedia offers educators an opportunity to involve their students in the creation of this global resource as part of an educational program. Student involvement in creating, reviewing and updating Physiopedia content is an excellent activity for developing their skills of reflection, critical assessment and writing. <br> | ||
== Application examples<br> == | == Application examples<br> == | ||
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*'''Case studies''' - students could be tasked with preparing a case study on a particular topic and then adding directly to Physiopedia fo all to view.<br> | *'''Case studies''' - students could be tasked with preparing a case study on a particular topic and then adding directly to Physiopedia fo all to view.<br> | ||
*'''Individual portfolios''' - these can be created from an individuals profile page. The flexible nature of wiki's allows an individual to be very creative in their personal portfolio creation and also allows very flexible portfolio mentoring. | *'''Individual portfolios''' - these can be created from an individuals profile page. The flexible nature of wiki's allows an individual to be very creative in their personal portfolio creation and also allows very flexible portfolio mentoring. | ||
== Frequently Asked Questions == | |||
If you are interested in using Physiopedia in your class, check out the [[Educators_FAQ|educators FAQs]] first. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 30 September 2008
This guide outlines ideas on how educators could incorporate Physiopedia into the learning activities of their course.
What is a wiki
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The term Wiki is hawaiian for quick and was coined as a name for a particular type of web site. These web sites allow any visitor to easily contribute to and edit that web site using nothing more than their Internet browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). Wiki systems are particularly suited to collaborative group authoring of documents and websites. The most famous example of a Wiki is Wikipedia, a very extensive on-line encylopedia that allows anyone to add to and edit its entries.
Wikis in teaching and learning
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The nature of wikis means they offer a number benefits relating to learning and teaching applications:
- Wikis are extremely flexible allowing any site structure to be created.
- Wiki functionality makes them ideal for collaborative writing applications.
- A wiki enables web publishing without knowledge of HTML or use of special web development tools.
- A wiki enables the development history of a document to be explored revealing who contributed what and when (ideal for assessing group work!).
Physiopedia in teaching and learning
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As a wiki, Physiopedia offers educators an opportunity to involve their students in the creation of this global resource as part of an educational program. Student involvement in creating, reviewing and updating Physiopedia content is an excellent activity for developing their skills of reflection, critical assessment and writing.
Application examples
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- Group assignments - a group of students could be tasked with creating a new Physiopedia article. During and after the authoring process, the article's associated history page (accessed using the article's History tab) allows the tutor to monitor contributions and observe development of the article. This can be done throughout the writing process so issues can be spotted and feedback given before the submission of the assignment (e.g. a non-participating student can be contacted, a lack references to evidence highlighted, an error in direction corrected etc).
- Group debates - these can be held in the dedicated 'Talk' pages related to each page in the wiki. These 'Talk' pages are accessed by clicking on the 'Discussion' tab from the page that you want to discuss. Opposing positions can be argued and evidence presented.
- Lecture preparation - students could be tasked with reseaching a particular topic in preparation for a lecture. Each individual could be assigned with a different topic to research which should then be either edited or added to Physiopedia with supporting evidence. These can then be viewed by all students, discussed in the lecture and then edited futher if necessary following the lecture.
- Case studies - students could be tasked with preparing a case study on a particular topic and then adding directly to Physiopedia fo all to view.
- Individual portfolios - these can be created from an individuals profile page. The flexible nature of wiki's allows an individual to be very creative in their personal portfolio creation and also allows very flexible portfolio mentoring.
Frequently Asked Questions[edit | edit source]
If you are interested in using Physiopedia in your class, check out the educators FAQs first.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Leeds University have developed an extensive site about using wikis in teaching and learning.
