FEATURED AUTHOR SESSION:
Using Wikis for Online Collaboration: The Power of the Read-Write Web
with James A. West and Margaret L. West
Description: How can online instructors and course designers’ instruction harness the popular Web 2.0 tool, the wiki, for successful collaboration and learning outcomes? This session focuses on using wikis in the active learning processes that are the hallmark of collaborative learning and constructivism. It provides pedagogical background and practical guidelines, tools, and processes for accomplishing these goals with special emphasis on wikis and other collaborative design tools.
About the Facilitators:
James A. West: Jim West earned his Ed.D. in Instructional Technology from Northern Illinois University. He is currently an Associate Professor in Instructional Design and Technology at Western Illinois University, where he teaches courses in distance learning and interactive learning technologies. He also has been presenting and publishing in the field for over 15 years. He is co-author of Using Wikis for Online Collaboration: The Power of the Read-Write Web.
Margaret L. West: Peggy West earned her Ph.D. in Educational Technology from Kansas State University and has been actively teaching, consulting, and publishing in the field for over 20 years. Currently she provides collaborative web and distance learning consultation to higher education, professional development, and museum environments in Iowa and Illinois. She is co-author of Using Wikis for Online Collaboration: The Power of the Read-Write Web.
