WICKIS good or bad
WICKIS have a lot of good information. However not all of the information is accurate. Students must be encouraged to validate what they find in a WICKI before using it in a class.
WICKIS are a great place to start research, but should never be listed as a reference in a paper. In steed after a WICKI, the learner should find resources to expand and possibly correct the WICKI.
Wiki a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
I agree that using it to being your research but I would never site it as a valid reference. Sometimes the information provided by a random person can be incorrect.
LS
LaShanta ,
So the importance is helping students recognize what are legitimate research sources and which are basic information sharing sources. Both are relevant but for different reasons and should, of course be used differently.
Dr. Ruth Reynard
I think Wiki's are a good place to quickly grab some information to help students formulate their search plans. Most of the schools I teach don't allow you to use Wiki's as a scholarly resource for their assignments.
There is a lot of information on the internet, and some of is is mis-information. I understand that governments and companies hire people to tweet only good things about products and services. I find this behavior to be dishonest, but I am well aware that most people will gladly sell their virtue for filthy lucre. The use of wikis and blogs are no exception to this rule. I wonder how individuals live with themselves because of their deception of humanity.
Even so, in general, wikis are a good thing. I would like to see fraud punished, but I think that most people could care less. All they care about is earning a pay check. In other words, truth, honor and justice are casualties of the thirst for money. Wikis and blogs are just a vehicle.
Donald L. Buresh
Justice,
They really do increase opportunity for collaboration of ideas and action steps as well as content development.
Dr. Ruth Reynard
Donald,
I would say that instructional technology of any kind is only a tool in the learning process. The actual content and applied content develops through the exchange of ideas, research and reading good material, and the guidance of an instructor.
Dr. Ruth Reynard
