The Affordances of Wikis for Virtual Exchange

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Author(s): Kaufmann, Thomas (ORCID Kaufmann, Thomas (ORCID 0000-0002-3706-0459)
Language:
English
Source:
Research-publishing.net. 2020.
Publication Date:
2020
Document Type:
Reports - Research

Additional Information
- Availability:
  Research-publishing.net. La Grange des Noyes, 25110 Voillans, France. e-mail: info@research-publishing.net; Web site: http://research-publishing.net
- Peer Reviewed:
  Y
- Source:
  20
- Education Level:
  Higher Education
  Postsecondary Education
- Subject Terms:
  Web Sites; Collaborative Writing; Feedback (Response); Educational Benefits; Teaching Methods; Cultural Awareness; Exchange Programs; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Simulation; Educational Technology; Metacognition; Critical Thinking; Teacher Student Relationship; Writing (Composition); Course Descriptions; English (Second Language); Partnerships in Education; Writing Instruction; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Ethnography; Peer Evaluation; Writing Evaluation; Program Descriptions
- Subject Terms:
  China
- Abstract:
  This chapter will describe the ways wikis can benefit students, teachers, and administrators as well as provide examples of ways they can be used in the language and culture classroom for Virtual Exchange (VE). It will specifically examine how the tool was used for a collaborative research paper and explore how students can think critically to decide how to draft, edit, and revise the paper into a unified voice. Throughout the process, writers are thinking metacognitively about their writing and that of their counterparts. Furthermore, using written or verbal comments and visual markup within the wiki itself, recursive feedback loops between teachers and students are created in real-time but also recorded for later reflection. Finally, the tool also allows for a multitude of data points to be collected and analyzed for fair and valid assessment that is data driven. Teachers and administrators can see exactly who wrote what, when, and how long it took them. Therefore, the quantity and quality of the contributions can be assessed. Wikis are a powerful tool that can be harnessed in the language classroom for intercultural VE in a myriad of ways with an assortment of benefits. [For the complete volume, "Virtual Exchange in the Asia Pacific: Research and Practice," see ED610332.]
- Abstract:
  As Provided
- Publication Date:
  2021
- Accession Number:
  ED612230

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