Week 4 Reflection

So this week I continued to read and learn about wikis. I worked on my section of our class wiki which was very interesting. Wikis are very powerful tools that are becoming more and more popular in both education and businesses. For my article review, I chose the one that was related to wikis in education which was titled "Uses and Potentials of Wikis in the classroom." It was a very interesting article which described how the teacher-student relationship is constantly changing, going from a classroom in which the teacher "owned" all the material, to one in which the students become collaborators.

I really enjoy learning about how the whole classroom setting has changed in the last few years, but more importantly how much potential wikis, as well as other virtual software, has enabled the classroom to become a much more interactive society for students. It is exciting to think about the limitless possibilities that exist, as well as others that will come about in the future for classrooms.

Businesses are also getting in on the action. After researching the internet, I found many case studies of how businesses are already taking advantage of wikis. These companies are using wikis for meetings, projects, and just about any type of collaborative work they have to do. Again, I am enjoying learning all about the many possibilities that now exist in this area as well.

Well---until next week....it's all about learning about the possibilities of virtual teamwork!