Digital Doodling

Wrote this as a separate page, but couldn’t find where it was published. So I’m publishing it again on the main page. So much for understanding how to publish on the blog.

Creating classroom wikis for two high school subjects could be a valuable resource or a time-sucking waste of instructor’s time. Providing demonstrations, templates and examples may reduce the fear factor for some students. Being aware of how important naming conventions are for the wiki pages will help users find what they need and name their new contributions correctly so others can find their work.

To insure that students participate in creating the wiki the carrot and stick approach may work. Providing an opportunity for students to receive credit similar to the Duke Stars system or extra credit is the carrot, requiring the students contribute to building a glossary or other assigned page is the stick approach.