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Use of the Wiki for Cross-Institutional Collaborations

Use of the Wiki for Cross-Institutional Collaborations

Carolin Fuchs
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 2155-6873|EISSN: 2155-6881|EISBN13: 9781466679375|DOI: 10.4018/ijopcd.2015010101
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Fuchs, Carolin. "Use of the Wiki for Cross-Institutional Collaborations." IJOPCD vol.5, no.1 2015: pp.1-19. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2015010101

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Fuchs, C. (2015). Use of the Wiki for Cross-Institutional Collaborations. International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), 5(1), 1-19. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2015010101

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Fuchs, Carolin. "Use of the Wiki for Cross-Institutional Collaborations," International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD) 5, no.1: 1-19. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2015010101

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Abstract

This article discusses how groups of student teachers use the wiki to collaborate cross-institutionally in order to design tasks for English language learners. Participants in this case study involved student teachers at a private graduate institution on the East Coast in the U.S. and students at a public graduate institution in Luxembourg. In this action research approach, data triangulation involved gathering information through a combination of different instruments such as computer-mediated communication data, needs analyses, journal entries, and post-course questionnaires. Findings showed that in addition to writing collaboratively, groups used the wiki as a discussion tool. This subsequently led to an exploration of the interactions through computer-mediated discourse analysis and a discussion of methodological implications.

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