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Publication Date: 2011
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A Technological Reinvention of the Textbook: A Wikibooks Project
O'Shea, Patrick M.; Onderdonk, James C.; Allen, Douglas; Allen, Dwight W.
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, v27 n3 p109-114 Spr 2011
Education traditionally has been defined as a one-way relationship between teacher and learner. However, new technologies are dramatically changing that relationship in a multitude of ways. In this article, the authors describe some of these changes and explore one example of the intersection between technology and pedagogy, describing a college course in which students compose the course text using the wiki platform. The process described proceeds from the premise that the needs and capacity of learners in the information age have been transformed and discusses one way that using an appropriate technology may address them. For this wikibook, the creators of the content become the prime users of the content as well. The authors discuss both the philosophical underpinnings and practical implications of this approach. Evaluation of the project suggests that the methodology produces an active, credible learning process. This study explores the advantages and disadvantages of this wiki process to provide context concerning the efficacy and utility of employing particular types of Web 2.0 tools. The course development rationale points to its potential for radically changing how students and teachers interact with the phenomenon of ubiquitous learning.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Appropriate Technology, Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions, Education Courses, Student Developed Materials, Educational Philosophy, Teacher Student Relationship, Learning Processes, Textbooks, Educational History, Teacher Education, College Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Influence of Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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