Wikis

I have used wikis in a few courses - although they have been internal only as they have been hosted on our LMS (Moodle). I have found them very useful for:

• Key terms/concepts: as these come up in class, pairs or groups of students do further research and post a definition/explanation, example, image, etc.
• Summaries of readings: if the course has quite a heavy reading load, this can be helped by pairs or groups of students being assigned a section or chapter to read, summarise and post for the class.
• Review or study notes: again pairs or groups can be assigned sections of the course and then prepare study notes and post for the class.

Often we have reviewed the content and amended or added to it as a class.