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What is a Wiki?

A wiki is “a collaborative tool that allows students to contribute and modify one or more pages of course related materials.” Wikis are collaborative in nature and facilitate community-building within a course. Essentially, a wiki is a web page with an open-editing system.

How can a wiki can be used in the classroom?'''

With wikis, students have an opportunity to create – together – much of the course content. Wikis shift your students from ‘consumer of knowledge’ to ‘creators of knowledge,’ which is a great way to encourage your students to develop critical thinking skills, to learn from one another, and to improve their ability to work in groups.

It gives students more control over a project’s outcome, encouraging them to be producers, rather than just consumers, of information. This reversal of roles ultimately helps student master content.